China opens doors wider for pork from Belgium

The Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) calls it an important step. The approval concerns products such as pig's trotters that are rarely consumed in Belgium, but are very popular in China. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has taken an important step together with the General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC) in expanding the export of Belgian pork products to China. After extensive negotiations, an agreement on the conditions for this was signed this week in Beijing. Swine fever The FASFC negotiated this together with the General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC). After the outbreak of swine fever in Belgium in wild boars, it took years for most countries to lift their embargo. Since the beginning of 2024, it has again been possible to export Belgian pork to China. The extension of this agreement opens the door to more export opportunities for the Belgian pig sector. David Clarinval, the Federal Minister of ...