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1-Jul-2002
Afraid that BSE?or Mad Cow Disease?could enter the country from Europe, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the State General Administration of Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine decreed in March that Chinese retailers had one month to clear their shelves of imported cosmetics.
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?Cosmetics suppliers in China say business has been badly hit in the region, following the introduction of strict regulations on cosmetics imports from Europe by the Chinese authorities. Afraid that........
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