Important Reminder: Heavy metal content in imported kitchenware must not exceed standards

Recently, a company at Weihai Port in Shandong Province applied for inspection and imported a batch of Korean made kitchenware, including 960 stainless steel steam curtains, 93 kilograms, with a value of 480 US dollars. The Shandong Weihai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau found that the detection value of "chromium" in the batch of stainless steel steam curtains was 4.0 milligrams per square decimeter, which does not meet the limit requirement of 0.4 milligrams per square decimeter for "chromium" in the national standard "National Food Safety Standard Stainless Steel Products" (GB 9684-2011). Therefore, the safety and health project inspection has been determined as unqualified and has been returned for transportation. It is understood that when chromium enters human cells, it can cause damage to internal organs such as the liver and kidneys. Accumulation in the human body can be carcinogenic and may induce genetic mutations, posing a serious threat to human health. Nowadays, harmful elements and substances in utensils, kitchenware, packaging containers, and packaging materials that come into contact with food have become an important source of food contamination and a new concern for food safety. In order to effectively maintain the health of domestic consumers, Weihai Bureau reminds relevant enterprises that before importing food contact products, they should understand the relevant national standards and regulations from the inspection and quarantine department, and communicate with foreign shippers to clarify that food contact products imported into China should comply with the mandatory requirements of China's national standards. At the same time, a claim clause is stipulated in the trade contract, which allows for the avoidance of economic losses through claims in the event of quality issues with imported products.

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China's private kitchenware energy conservation and environmental protection industry is forming a joint force

Recently, the first annual meeting of the Kitchenware Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Professional Committee of the China Private Technology Entrepreneurs Association was held in Guangzhou, marking the formation of a joint force in China's private kitchenware energy conservation and environmental protection profession. At the meeting, leaders and experts including Xiao Fangchen, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the China Private Technology Entrepreneurs Association, Huang Yuantang, Chairman of the Professional Committee, Hu Duanzhi, Secretary General of the Professional Committee, and Wu Yuanheng, Executive Deputy Secretary General, gave special reports on "2013 Work Summary and Prospects", "Technical Status and Development Trends of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection of Kitchenware in China", "Development Strategy Concept of the Kitchenware Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Professional Committee of the China National Association", "How Wuhan City implements the spirit of the State Council's document on accelerating the development of the energy-saving and environmental protection industry", "Exploration and Practice of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection of Kitchenware", etc. During the conference, we also visited Guangzhou Henglian Hotel Supplies Co., Ltd. and visited the comprehensive energy-saving demonstration project for kitchen utensils. The meeting believes that China's kitchenware energy-saving and environmental protection profession has broad development prospects and has already attracted and is attracting more ambitious individuals to join it. The meeting requires everyone to unite as one and enhance the attractiveness and cohesion of the organization through the actions and effectiveness of the professional committee. At present, professional committees and a large number of member enterprises have encountered a good development opportunity, with positive changes in policy environment, national attention, people's concern, consumer demand, and consumer purchasing power, such as favorable timing, location, and people. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the understanding of national policies, enhance communication with relevant departments, and operate under the guidance of laws, regulations, and policies. We need to organically integrate innovation capability, research and development capability, production capability, and marketing capability, and create conditions for experienced enterprises to do more typical guiding work. Through planned and conscious guidance, we aim to gradually become leaders in our region, role models for peers to learn from, and grow into leading enterprises and entrepreneurs.

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