China’s customs authority (GACC) rejected the entry of 2,202 tons of meat in November, of which the vast majority (1,712 tons, or 78%) was poultry meat and the remainder (490 tons, or 22%) beef, based on a report from OIG+X.
Most rejections corresponded to poultry meat from the United States (1,139 tons, 51% of the total). The main reason cited for the rejection was that the “sensory inspection fails to meet Chinese food safety standards.” This argument was also used for a large share of the rejections of poultry meat from Argentina (259 tons) and for some imports from Russia.
In the case of beef rejections, most also originated in the United States, totaling 384 tons. In this case, the main reason was that the level of melengestrol acetate exceeded China’s food safety standards.
Beef rejections from South American countries totaled only 4.8 tons. The main reasons cited were inconsistent certification and invalid labeling.
