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PRESS COMMUNIQUE BY THE EMBASSY OF BELGIUM IN CHINA
BELGIAN CHOCOLATE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY – FOOD SAFETY GUARANTEED
NO IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON BELGIAN CHOCOLATE TO CHINA
The Belgian authorities and the Federation of the Belgian Chocolate Industry would like to reassure Chinese customers that consumption of Belgian chocolate – a top quality export product of Belgium widely appreciated all over the world – is absolutely safe. Imports of Belgian chocolate into China have always respected Chinese health and consumer safety regulations.
According to a recent report by China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) one package (24 kg) of yellow edible ink, used to decorate chocolate cakes, has been refused import clearance by the Chinese customs authorities. This product does not contain any chocolate.
Some Chinese and Western media misunderstood this report and mistakenly claimed that there was a quality issue with Belgian chocolate. This is absolutely not the case and the Chinese authorities do not at all restrict imports of Belgian chocolate into China.
As winter has started, and with the Chinese New Year’s celebrations looming, the Belgian authorities and the Federation of the Belgian Chocolate Industry invite every Chinese citizen to continue to taste and savour Belgian chocolate in all its different forms.