By JOSEPH SIPALAN
PUTRAJAYA: China has lifted its freeze on bird's nest imports from Malaysia, with approval granted to nine Malaysian companies to resume exports of the delicacy to the republic.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) deemed the nine companies to have earned a "conditional pass" on the quality of their products, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
"The processing companies were approved but need to carry out improvements.
"Verification of improvements by the companies will be done by Malaysian authorities and will be sent to China, who in turn will accept and register the companies," he said in a statement on Thursday.
The nine companies that were granted a conditional pass were Sunshine Region Sdn Bhd, PT Swiftlet Marketing Sdn Bhd, Tian Ma Bird Nest Sdn Bhd, Kuan Wellness Sdn Bhd, Wing Shen Food Industries Sdn Bhd,Fucifagus Agritech Sdn Bhd, Yan Ming Resources Sdn Bhd, Golden Mah Bird's Nest Sdn Bhd and Yen Pao Lai (M) Sdn Bhd.
