Announcement from the General Administration of Customs: Starting from today, the import of aquatic products originating from Japan will be completely suspended
Beijing, August 24th (Xinhua) - The Japanese government ignored strong questioning and opposition from the international community and unilaterally initiated the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea on August 24th. According to the laws and regulations of our country and relevant provisions of the World Trade Organization, the General Administration of Customs has decided to completely suspend the import of aquatic products originating from Japan from August 24, 2023.
The announcement released by the General Administration of Customs on the same day showed that in order to comprehensively prevent the radioactive pollution risk caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea in Japan, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementation regulations, the Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China, as well as the relevant provisions of the Agreement on the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization, the General Administration of Customs has decided to take emergency measures against aquatic products originating from Japan, and will temporarily suspend the import of Japanese aquatic products from today.
The person in charge of the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau of the General Administration of Customs stated that Chinese customs are highly concerned about the radioactive contamination risk of Japanese food and agricultural products imported to China. By continuously conducting assessments of the risk of radioactive contamination in Japanese food and strictly ensuring safety, strengthened regulatory measures have been taken for imported food from Japan. Next, the General Administration of Customs will continue to monitor the situation of Japan's nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea, dynamically adjust relevant regulatory measures according to the situation, and prevent the risks of nuclear contaminated water discharge to the health and food safety of our citizens.
Announcement of the General Administration of Customs No. 103 of 2023
In order to comprehensively prevent the risk of radioactive contamination caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementation regulations, the Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China, as well as the relevant provisions of the Agreement on the Implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the World Trade Organization, the General Administration of Customs has decided to suspend the import of aquatic products originating from Japan from August 24, 2023.
This announcement is hereby made.
General Administration of Customs
August 24, 2023