China proclaimed Friday that it bans the import of animal-related food products from the Netherlands as of April 19.
The proclamation said that Jiangsu Provincial Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine spotted chloramphenicol residue in salted pork intestine casings for sausages on March 28. In addition, there were official reports in France, Germany and Ireland that such harmful residue had been found in beef and feed imported from the Netherlands.
The proclamation was issued jointly by China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and State Administration of Quality Supervision and Quarantine.
It also stated that all the animal-related foods coming into China from the Netherlands before the issuance of the proclamation shall be checked strictly and those containing poisonous residue will be destroyed.
(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2002)
