Friday, April 19, 2013

CNCA Closing Audit Meeting

A team from China concluded the compliance audit for 15 birds nest processing plants before they are allowed to export their products to China yesterday. The result will be make known officially within 60 working days.

During the closing yesterday CNCA said that they had conducted the audits over two weeks on the plants in Selangor, Sarawak, Pahang, Melaka, Johor, Penang and Kedah. Some plants are good and some are not so good and need major improvement.

The delegation comprised experts from China's Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA), China Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ) and Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (CAIQ), and was led by CNCA deputy director-general, Li Chunguang.

The Chinese authorities wanted to ensure the processing plants have good traceability and food safety system before they were allowed to export their products to the republic.

Last week during the meeting, Minister of Agriculture Datuk Noh said Malaysia and China had been holding negotiations to enable re-export of birds nest to China which culminated in the Cabinet agreeing to allow the Chinese authorities to audit the plants.

He added that Malaysia was the first country the delegation was visiting to to do the audits and this was possible because of the close ties between the two countries.


Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Chinese Delegation In Town To Audit 15 Birds Nest Processing Plants

PUTRAJAYA, April 9 (Bernama) -- A Chinese delegation has arrived in Malaysia to audit 15 birds nest processing plants before they are allowed to export their products to China.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the six-member delegation which arrived in Malaysia yesterday would conduct the audits over two weeks on the plants in Selangor, Sarawak, Pahang, Melaka, Johor, Penang and Kedah.

He said the delegation comprised experts from China's Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA), China Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ) and Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (CAIQ), and was led by CNCA deputy director-general, Li Chunguang.

"Prior to this, we had applied for 20 companies which wanted to export birds nest to China to be audited but after the applications were vetted by the Chinese authorities, my ministry and the Health Ministry were informed only 15 companies qualified to be audited.

"We hope the 15 plants will pass the audit so that we can overcome the problem we are facing about exporting birds nest to China," he told reporters after receiving a visit from the delegation at his ministry here Tuesday.

Prior to this, China had made it mandatory for birds nest exporters from Malaysia to meet three conditions, namely the products must have quality certification from the veterinary authorities, a Radio Frequency Identification (FRID) system approved by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and safety certification from the Health Ministry.

However, the local players objected to the RFID requirement and in September last year, China relented and allowed alternative technology for traceability purposes.

The Chinese authorities also wanted to audit the processing plants before they were allowed to export their products to the republic.

According to Noh, Malaysia and China had been holding negotiations to enable re-export of birds nest to China which culminated in the Cabinet agreeing to allow the Chinese authorities to audit the plants.

He added that Malaysia was the first country the delegation was visiting to to do the audits and this was possible because of the close ties between the two countries. Bernama

Monday, April 8, 2013

Chinese team to audit bird's nest supply chain before exports resume


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is only waiting for China to audit the supply chain before the export of bird's nest to the country can resume.

“This is the last hurdle.

"We can't say when they are coming because it is entirely up to them, but we are hoping it can be done as soon as possible,” Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Hashim Abdullah told a press conference.

He said the team of experts from China would also go through the applications submitted by 20 Malaysian bird's nest companies and audit the entire supply chain.

Mohd Hashim noted that there was optimism that former Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who was appointed by the Cabinet to help expedite negotiations between the two countries, would speed up the arrival of the Chinese experts.

“Once they are here, they will audit everything from the (swiflet) farm, to the traceability (of the bird's nests) along the entire supply chain,” he said.

Mohd Hashim said the Government was doing all it can to promote brid's nest, including taking into account the views of the industry players.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR EBN PREMISES FOR COMPANY AND INDIVIDU

Burung Walit Online Registration System is setup to assist the company or individual involved in edible
bird's nest industry to have a easy and quickest way to register their premise.
   

Premises that requires to be registered with DVS includes bird premise, cave collection center,
middleman, processor, trader and exporter.
   

Online Registration can be done in 3 simple steps (you can also click the public online registration on the left side of this blog.
   
        1. User create an account with this portal http://ebndvs.efoodpremise.gov.my/
        2. User enters premise information using the online form.
        3. When finished, just click the submit button on the online form.
   

In case of a user wanting to submit a physical form, please go to the Download page and download the
relevant forms. There are 5 forms available - Premise, Middleman, Processor, Trader and Exporter.
Fill up the form and submit it to the nearest DVS office near you.
   

The DVS officers will arrange with the premise owner for a site visit for validation once the submitted
forms have been vetted.