China has issued a temporary ban on the import of British cheese amid Beijing’s concerns over hygiene issues.
UK dairy farmer representative body DairyCo issued a notice highlighting the ban, which said “issues related to maintenance, air sanitisation, raw milk transport temperatures and chemical storage were cited as the reasons for the temporary ban”.
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An inspection tour by Chinese officials last month took place to ensure all UK suppliers of dairy products conformed to the new Chinese food safety law which came into force last week (1 May).
Under the law, only products manufactured at facilities that have been approved by Beijing’s Certification and Accreditation Administration are allowed to enter the country.
The block on UK cheese does not apply to products made before 1 May, DairyCo said.
“The ban will remain in place until all UK cheese plants exporting to China are audited by the local authorities,” said the statement.
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