Government officials say they are talking to Chinese authorities after two New Zealand fishing companies were suspended from exporting certain products to China. The Ministry for Primary Industries is ‘’urgently seeking clarification’’ from China after being notified of the suspensions on Monday night. They revolve around products from a Sanford mussel processing facility in Havelock and two Sealord facilities in Nelson that process deep sea fish and fishmeal for animal feeds. Sanford told the NZX on Wednesday the move followed a video audit of its Havelock facility recently by the Chinese customs authority GACC. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said at the time that there was no evidence the New Zealand product was the source of the virus.

Source: Stuff February 09, 2021 20:31 UTC