China backtracks on Zika virus rules for US exporters

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By Alex Lennane

08/09/2016

Thankfully, for US food exporters, China has changed its stance on the Zika virus. After a case was discovered in Florida, China moved to impose rules that every vessel originating in the US going to China must have a disinfection certificate, or be fumigated on arrival – leading to questions over how that would be done. But it has now said that only vessels leaving the state of Florida must comply, bringing a sigh of relief to US exporters. American Shipper reports.

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