
In a news article by the BBC: ‘China temporarily bans British cheese imports’ dated 5 May 2014, British cheese sales in China have received a temporary ban for cheeses made after 1 May. Why? Reportedly, Chinese food inspectors were dissatisfied with many aspects of one particular dairy, including maintenance, storage, transport and air sanitisation. Even though the report [cite]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27280986[/cite] highlights that the only diary in question does not export its products to China, the ban effects all producers. Even though China represents only 1% of UK cheese exports, the Chinese market is growing exponentially and to take advantage of that Read More …