China's Royal Jelly Suffered Japan's Rejection 
SinoCast China Business Daily News, 6/7/2006 

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BEIJING, June 07, SinoCast -- On May 29, the Ministry of Health, Labor
and Welfare of Japan introduced a Positive List System for agricultural
chemicals remaining in foods, a system to prohibit the distribution of
foods that contain agricultural chemicals above a certain level.
Influenced by this Positive List, China's exports of royal jelly to
Japan suffered Japan's rejection. 

The Positive List System makes some harsh rules about agricultural
chemicals remaining in exported food to Japan; this exerts a nearly
disastrous influence on China's exports of food and agricultural
products. What is worth mentioning, Japan raises the maximum limit of
chloromycetin contained in royal jelly from the former 0.05PPM to
0.0005PPM. 

Presently, above 70% of China's royal jelly is exported to Japan, and
companying implementation of the new measure, the Chinese enterprises
are easily inclined to suffer Japan's rejection. Another problem
bothering the Chinese government is that some enterprises infest
China's exports of royal jelly with sub-quality products…

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