Hong Kong-made mooncakes seized in mainland China 'in crackdown on parallel-goods trading'
Food safety officials are seeking clarification over a reported ban on deliveries of mooncakes from the city to the mainland - a move they suspect is part of a crackdown on parallel trading activities, the health minister said yesterday.
Mainland media reported on Monday that a shipment of 190 boxes of Hong Kong-made mooncakes was seized in Zhejiang province last week, possibly due to controls on the import of foods containing egg.
Fresh eggs, salted eggs and other products made with egg cannot be carried or posted to the mainland, according to a catalogue issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Such controls were practised in some countries for the prevention of infectious diseases, Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said yesterday before flying to Beijing on a visit.