Monday, December 17, 2012

Hongkong March restrictions visitors with milk powder from offenders are fined 500000 2 years

����HongkongFood and Health Bureau announced the "2013 import and export recently (general) (Amendment) Regulations", this year will further restrict the infant milk powder exports, in addition to leave people can only carry 1.8 kg (about two cans of milk powder), the regulation also requires people under the age of 16 to prohibit the carrying of milk powder from Hong Kong, relevant regulations will be implemented in March.

Since the "melamine milk powder" incident, the mainland consumers began to look to the market of Hong Kong and macao. According to reports, the mainland consumers a shopping spree on New Year's day, Spring Festival, Hongkong time was "milk shortage". "Daily economic news" reporter snake before the Spring Festival in Hongkong visited several pharmacy and convenience stores, also found that some brands of milk powder find its trace.

It is reported, in January this year, a major supplier of milk powder in Hongkong has to use some bad business practices retailers issued 77 warning, and limit of 27 retailers supply, in addition there are 11 retailers is interrupted supply. But earlier this month the Hongkong food and Health Bureau said, there are still many local parents reflect, individual brands are out of stock at the retail level.

To this end, Hongkong had announced that it plans to amend the "import and export (general) Regulations", after the entry into force of the regulations, unless the relevant departments issued a license, or banned from Hongkong output formula. Nowadays, the "daily economic news" reporter from the Hongkong food and Health Bureau official website was informed that, Hongkong government has 22 days this month announced the "2013 import and export (general) (Amendment) regulations". According to the press release, the regulations will be negative vetting in February 27th, revised regulations will come into effect in March 1st. Anyone who in violation of the relevant regulations, shall be guilty of an offence, a conviction, to a fine of 500000 yuan (HK $) and to imprisonment for 2 years.

Hongkong officials say, because of the "food safety regulations" has stipulated, due to the policy for different reasons, Hongkong has been the implementation of export control, a series of products in general, free trade practice on export licensing system will not affect the implementation of the Hongkong formula powder.

The Hongkong SAR government spokesman said the revised regulations, aimed at combating the people engaged in smuggled goods activities to a large number of formula milk powder from Hongkong take problems in supply chain. (source: daily economic news reporter Li Yachan fromGuangzhou)

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