BlasCymru/TasteWales 2021 Wales’ largest food and drink event will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales in Newport on 27-28 October 2021.  Wales is home to a successful and dynamic food and drink industry, that encompasses artisan businesses through to large multi-national companies.

Building on the successes of previous events, BlasCymru /TasteWales 2021 will be the 3rd time that producers, buyers and the food industry  from across the globe gather at Wales’ signature international food and drink trade event and conference.

Register here

ROYTHORNES – Guide to Commercial Contracts in light of the Covid Pandemic

Our major law firm member, Roythornes, has produced a guide which looks at the issues relating to commercial contacts in the light of the pandemic.  This guide goes through the questions you should consider before you look at taking any disputes further. We are sure there will be plenty of possible disputes, but whether businesses have the contacts to back up their claims in another question.

The guide is available to download here

Amivet Exports have been busy helping exporters with export health certificates. There have been delays due to exporters not having the correct supporting documents and underestimating the time taken. The Northern Ireland ‘grace period’ has helped in terms of capacity, but chilled meat preparations /mince will soon require veterinary input. We are in regular contact with DEFRA to ensure a consistent message. There is a lot of conflicting advice about and often no definitive ‘correct’ answer. Exporters who have stockpiled and have left it to now to procure veterinary services are struggling to find certifiers with capacity to take on new work.

Data of Health Food Filing in China in 2020 Until Dec 31st, 2020, a total of 1817 health food received the filing certificate, while there are 1777 China domestic products and 40 imported products Among the 40 imported health food products, 26 are from the US with the others coming from Australia, Canada, Germany, and Finland. The dosage forms of imported health food are mainly tablets, of which 28 products have successfully get the filing certificate. The number of capsules and oral liquid products is 10 and 2 respectively. Different from China's domestic health food filing products, imported health food filing products did not appear in the dosage forms of droplets and pellet in 2020.