China has reiterated the need to carry out a Strict control over the quality of medical supplies and their exports to more effectively support the global battle against COVID-19 pneumonia, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday (03.04.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX).
China has always provided great attention to quality and safety medical supplies and has exercised strict management over related products, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
The ministry pledged to conduct careful investigations and implement severe penalties if quality problems related to exports of medical supplies are discovered.
In order to strengthen quality control, China has asked exporters of medical products, including COVID-19 test kits, medical masks, medical protective suits, respirators and infrared thermometers, to provide Additional documentation when completing customs procedures.
Starting Wednesday, the Exporters of these products must declare that these have been officially registered in China and comply with the quality control standards of the respective export destinations, according to a notice from the entity.
China also hopes that the foreign buyers of medical products to purchase them from duly registered suppliers The ministry added that the quality of the product must be verified by the country's regulatory authorities before it is put into use, and the operating procedures and application range must be strictly followed.
Registration and approval information for medical products can be obtained on the website of the National Medical Products Administration, he said, noting that authorities have granted emergency approval to dozens of COVID-19 test kits and hundreds of other medical products related to the novel coronavirus.
China is willing to work with the international community to create a good environment for exports of medical supplies and support the global battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry said.
Since March 1, the country has exported some 2.770 billion items of key medical products for epidemic control and prevention worth 6.290 billion yuan (about 887,53 million U.S. dollars), the ministry said.
Source: Xinhua
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