China Food Safety Law revision 2026 impacting imported food and cross-border e-commerce"

China Food Safety Law Revision 2026: What Foreign Food Exporters Face

China Food Safety Law revision landed on 10 October 2026, when the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft for public comment. This is the biggest overhaul since the 2015 rewrite — 37 new articles, 93 revised, and a framework that will reshape how food enters China for the rest of the decade.…

Food health claims stopped at Asian port: four claim categories on a European food label inspected by customs

Food Health and Nutrition Claims in Asia: What Exporters Can and Cannot Say in China, Japan, and Korea

7 October 2026 | Shanghai, China More than 60% of the English-language labels we send back for revision fail for the same reason: a food health claim on the front of the pack that should not be there. That word might be “detox.” It might be “immunity.” It might be “clinically proven” or “natural” or…

Olive oil bottle between Chinese, Japanese and Korean cultural landmark icons, illustrating Asian market compliance requirements for Mediterranean olive oil exporters

Exporting Olive Oil to Asia in 2026: A Compliance Comparison for China, Japan and Korea

6 October 2026 | Shanghai, China The three most common wrong assumptions we hear from Mediterranean olive oil producers are: “English labels are fine,” “Japan just needs JAS,” and “tariffs are all about the HS code.” Each can stop a shipment at the port. Between grade classification standards that diverge from EU terminology, additive rules…

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