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Recently, the Food Safety Authority (FSA) of New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued irradiated food labeling requirements to food companies. Relevant Chinese exporters should strictly follow the new requirements and formulate corresponding measures to avoid unnecessary trade disputes. To sell irradiated food, or food containing irradiated ingredients or components, in New Zealand, the following requirements must be met: (1) Standard 1.5.3 'Irradiation of Food' in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code must permit the food to be irradiated.

[ppzhan Summary] Green environmental protection is an important part of the concept of sustainable development. Under the new situation and new requirements, the State Environmental Protection Administration announced new environmental standards for some plastics, to be officially implemented in March next year. Recently, the State Environmental Protection Administration released new environmental standards for 10 products, including three types of plastic products: recycled plastic products, foamed plastics and plastic doors and windows. According to the environmental protection bureau, in order to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China

[ppzhan Summary] The birth of new technologies generally comes at the cost of abandoning the old economic development model. At the peak of digital printing's development, the label industry has entered a period of industry reshuffling. As the carrier of product information, labels have become an inseparable part of products. In recent years, the label printing industry in various regions has continued to grow at a rate 1-3% higher than GDP (gross national product). Among them, in developing economies such as China, India, Eastern Europe and Latin

[ppzhan Summary] Green environmental protection is an important part of the concept of sustainable development. Under the new situation and new requirements, the State Environmental Protection Administration announced new environmental standards for some plastics, to be officially implemented in March next year. Recently, the State Environmental Protection Administration released new environmental standards for 10 products, including three types of plastic products: recycled plastic products, foamed plastics and plastic doors and windows. According to the environmental protection bureau, in order to implement the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China

[ppzhan Summary] Recently, a company received an administrative penalty for failing to properly declare wood packaging when importing goods. For this reason, the inspection and quarantine authorities specifically remind importing enterprises and trading companies that when wooden packaging is used for entry goods they should check carefully, as the state has clear requirements for the wood packaging of imported goods, so as to avoid unnecessary losses. "Who would have thought that a few wooden sticks could bring us so much trouble!" After completing the on-the-spot administrative penalty, importer Mr. Xie

[ppzhan Summary] The kick-off meeting for the development of the national standard 'Printing Technology - Colour and Transparency of Four-Colour Printing Inks - Part 5: Flexographic Printing' was held at the Xinmei Huadong Hotel in Shanghai, with more than ten experts from the drafting units in attendance. On July 12, 2013, the kick-off meeting for the development of the national standard 'Printing Technology - Colour and Transparency of Four-Colour Printing Inks - Part 5: Flexographic Printing' was held at the Xinmei Huadong Hotel in Shanghai. The National Printing Standardization Technical Committee

[ppzhan Summary] If industry standards are the compass for the economic development of an industry, then industry rules and regulations are the admission rules of the industry market, helping to establish a fair and orderly market competition mechanism. Recently, the relevant departments sought opinions on amendments to the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry. To establish and improve a fair competitive environment, institution building is the prerequisite. Since the Regulations on the Administration of the Printing Industry were promulgated and implemented in 2001, they have helped regulate industry order and promote the healthy development of the industry

[ppzhan Summary] Recently, IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries(R) and JPCA jointly released the IPC/JPCA-2291 Printed Electronics Design Guide, which provides design requirements concerning the consistency and manufacturability of printed electronics. The IPC/JPCA-2291 Printed Electronics Design Guide was jointly released by IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries(R) and JPCA on July 30. The guide provides design requirements concerning printed

Haiti's Environmental Protection Agency issued a ban on PE plastic bags on July 10. The order strictly prohibits the production, sale and use of PE plastic bags of any specification. In addition, traditional food EPS (expanded polystyrene) and PS packaging containers, such as plates, bags and bottles, as well as imported products and disposable cups, have all been included in the scope of the ban. It is reported that the PE and PS ban officially took effect on August 1. Since the ban took effect, Haiti's customs authorities have further stepped up inspections

[ppzhan Summary] Environmental protection has become a focus of economic development. To advance the development of the cultural industry, the Ministry of Finance recently clarified the key support content and application conditions of the 2013 special fund for cultural industry development. Enterprises are encouraged to accelerate the upgrading of their technical equipment levels; the purchase or upgrading of eco-friendly printing equipment, the renewal and upgrading of warehousing and logistics equipment, and the construction of hardware and software technology platforms for key news websites are given key support and included in major project management. The Ministry of Finance recently