Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- The Agricultural Quarantine Agency (Barantin) has undertaken several mitigation measures, including audit investigations, in response to China's export restrictions on Indonesian swiftlet bird's nest products.

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) recently enforced a strict food safety requirement, setting the maximum allowable aluminum content in Indonesian swiftlet bird's nest products at 100 mg/kg (ppm-parts per million).

"This is certainly very detrimental to Indonesia, as the requirement has not been mutually agreed upon by the Indonesian government, which is the main trade partner for swiftlet nest products," said Sriyanto, Deputy for Animal Quarantine, in a statement in ...