EU dairy hit by Chinese tariffs: All you need to know
EU dairy exporters face new border duties as China seeks to shield its domestic industry amid oversupply and falling prices
China has imposed temporary tariffs on some EU dairy imports as it seeks to prop up its domestic market.
Effective since December 23, 2025, the measures form part of an ongoing anti-subsidy probe carried out by China’s ministry of commerce.
Two large product categories, cheese and high-fat milk and cream with fat of more than 10%, are being targeted, but other commodities including milk powders to butterfat remain outside the case’s scope.
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Vietnam to tighten dairy, alcohol rules to advance food safety goals
Vietnam plans to update dairy and alcohol regulations in line with ongoing national goals to improve local food safety compliance and public health
The Vietnamese government is looking to add to its ongoing series of food safety management initiatives over the past few years, with a specific focus on local dairy and alcohol regulations.
Fat reduction, fatigue, gut health: Japan’s top FFC health claims
Fat reduction, fatigue, and gut health-related claims were the top three most popular indications for Foods with Function Claims (FFC) in Japan between April 2024 and March 2025.
Almost three out of 10 FFC products (27.9%) made claims related to fat reduction and weight control.
Another 7.6% made fatigue-related claims and 7% claimed to support abdominal and intestinal health.
South Korea to implement food safety self-inspection for firms using ‘simple processing’
Self inspections are now allowed among South Korean food firms which utilise ‘simple processing’, in a bid to improve food safety.
The local Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced this initiative would first be piloted with food firms making pickled cabbage (a common precursor for kimchi-making) and dried kelp.
“This pilot project aims to strengthen the capabilities of local food firms that use simple processing methods to produce agricultural and marine products to perform self-inspections that will help them to meet national food safety standards and requirements,” MFDS Minister Oh Yoo-Kyung said via a formal statement.
