How to distinguish the authenticity of New Zealand milk powder? Let’s take a look at the editor’s sharing.
New Zealand milk powder can be identified as genuine or fake through the following methods:
1. Through barcode identification
Every country in the world has its own unique national "product number" "That is, "product barcode". New Zealand's barcode is 94. The barcodes of goods produced or packaged and processed in China all start with 69. The barcode of Sino-foreign joint ventures is 693. The barcodes of imported milk powder products in original bags from New Zealand all start with 94, so they are truly imported products in original cans produced and processed in New Zealand.
2. Pass the origin mark
The manufacturing area of ??the product will be marked on the packaging, that is, the origin mark. Every can of milk powder imported from New Zealand is directly marked with "Made in New Zealand" on the can, ensuring that it is produced in New Zealand. However, you cannot be 100% sure of the place of origin by just looking at the barcode, because the prefix code only indicates the "registration place". In addition, each region will have a unique original mark of imported milk powder in original cans, which cannot be put on the packaging of dairy products without going through the New Zealand government. used.
3. Chinese labels affixed through the regulations on imported special nutritional products
According to international regulations, the text logo on the packaging of purely imported goods should be in the language of the country of production or in English, and 4 years old The following children's foods or foods specially used for pregnant women are special nutritional products. According to the provisions of the "China Food Safety Law", foreign-produced products that fall into the category of special nutritional products must be sold in China through formal channels and must be listed with Chinese labels. All nutritional information and other information. The outer packaging of "originally imported" milk powder from regular channels must have Chinese logos. It is a misunderstanding to think that if it is imported from the original can, it must be purely foreign-language packaging.
4. Pass China's entry-exit inspection and quarantine certificate and the production country's food quality and safety inspection certificate
Purely imported milk powder will be subject to entry-exit inspection and quarantine since it will not be processed in the country. According to the standards, an entry-exit inspection and quarantine certificate is required. After passing the inspection by the People's Republic of China and the State Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, a "health certificate" must be issued.
Expand your knowledge: The shelf life of imported milk powder
The shelf life of imported milk powder is generally one and a half to two years. There are also some milk powder brands with advanced equipment and production technology, so the shelf life It will be longer, up to three years. However, it takes several months for imported milk powder to be imported into China, so by the time it reaches the buyer, the shelf life has already passed.