THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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QR code for branded durians

QR code for branded durians

MALAYSIA’S MINISTER of Agriculture and Agriculture-based Industry Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Malaysia plans to implement the standard procedure of using a QR code to trace the type of durians and the source of production so they are not mixed up with low quality durians.

Durians produced in Malaysia would be tagged with QR Code for identification to prevent cases of “counterfeit” durians in overseas. 
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Malaysia plans to implement the standard procedure of using QR code o trace the type of durians and the source of production so they are not mixed up with low quality durians.
Speaking to media after the luncheon meeting with durian industry players, he said with the identification, once the durian is exported, the origin of durian can be traced. He said consumers would prefer to opt for durian with identification to avoid being duped. Generally consumers would not be able to differentiate the types of durians.
He said Malaysia has received special greenlight from China to hold a three-day durian carnival from October 10 to October 21 in Nanning. One to two containers of 500 fresh durians, 500kg of durian fruits, 200kg of durian paste, pineapple and jackfruit (300 each) would be shipped to Nanning.
The durian carnival has a total of 50 stalls where 50 Malaysian entrepreneurs would be showcasing 250 types of durians and value-added products of durians.
Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia would be leading a delegation to visit China.
Ahmad Shabery said this would be the first time Malaysia is shipping fresh durians to China and hope that the durian carnival would help to speed up China in approving the export of fresh durians from Malaysia to China.
He said China is strict on control measures for food safety. Currently only frozen durian from Malaysia are allowed to be exported to China. Some products require to transit in Hong Kong before entering China. Once fresh durians are allowed to be directly exported to China, this would bring economies of scale to Malaysia.
He hopes Malaysia can be ready in advance to increase production of durian including planting durian on abandoned land.
 

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