AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupMilk and dairy products

CommodityDairy products

Date01/10/2017

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport ban lifted

DescriptionLifted the ban it had earlier imposed on importing several brands of mould-ripened cheese, including Roquefort, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola and Stilton; at the time the authorities determined that the strains of bacteria used to make the cheeses were not approved in China.