Export Market Guides updated with recent market access developments

We have updated four Export Market Guides to reflect important market access developments in some of our major export markets.

A summary is provided below. For full detail, please refer to Wine Australia’s Export Market Guides.

China: revised Ochratoxin A limit

China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has issued revised National Food Safety Standards for Maximum Levels of Mycotoxins in Foods (GB2761-2017).

The Standards set the Ochratoxin A limit in wine at 2.0 μg/kg (2 ppb). The revised Standards will come into effect on 17 September 2017.

Malaysia: new health warning requirement for wine labels

Malaysia’s Food (Amendment) Regulations 2016 introduced a new health warning requirement that will come into operation on 1 December 2017. From then, all wine labels must include a specific declaration on the front panel of the label.

Malaysia has also recently increased its minimum drinking age to 21 years of age.

Indonesia: changes to health warning statement and Marketing Authorisation process

Indonesia has updated a number of its wine-related regulations; for complete details see the Export Market Guide. For example, one of the changes is that the word ‘wine’ must be incorporated into the existing health warning statement and an alcohol statement in a set format is also required.

Further, the Marketing Authorisation process administered by the National Agency of Drugs and Food Control has been revised and exporters are now asked to provide evidence of certification to HACCP / ISO-22000. In the absence of certification, Wine Australia is able to provide certificates outlining the auditing requirements wine producers and exporters are subject to under the Label Integrity Program.

European Union: electronic certification for organic products

The European Union (EU) has implemented a new system of electronic certification for organic products. The regulations took effect on 19 April 2017 and provide for a six-month transition period to 19 October 2017, by which date only electronic organic produce certificates (OPC) will be accepted.

If you require assistance understanding these new requirements, please contact Wine Australia’s Label Integrity Auditors at audit@wineaustralia.com.