For some "Risky food" Categories, ,
GACC
needs to conduct a ‘National System Assessment’ for the
country of origin, and only after complying with China's
regulatory requirements, then sign a bilateral protocol with
the country of origin, to allow food types that listed in
the catalog to be imported into China, which is the
so-called "GACC National White List
for Risky Food" ;
National System Assessment: It refers to the evaluation activities of the food safety management system of countries (regions) applying for export of this type of food to China by the GACC before a certain type (species) of food is exported to China for the first time.
The GACC will dynamically adjust this
"GACC National White List
for Risky Food" based on the evaluation and review results. Currently, this National food catalogues includes
9 categories: Meat (deer products, horse products, cattle products, poultry products, sheep products, pig products) (except offal and by-products), Dairy products, aquatic products, bird’s nest, casings, Food of Plant Origin, Chinese medicinal materials, bee products,
and Feed products.
Similarly, overseas enterprises that produce and export these
"high-risk" food categories need to establish a food
quality management system that meets the requirements of
China's corresponding food category regulations (such as
GMP or HACCP, etc.), shall be Reviewed, Endorsed and
recommended by the competent authorities of their
countries/regions to GACC for registration, after GACC
review or Site-audit, If qualified, list into the "List
of GACC Qualified overseas enterprises exporting to
China", commonly known as the "GACC Company White List
for Risky Food"
