Eighth Meeting of China-Russia Standardization Working Group Focuses on Mutual Recognition of Aquatic Product Standards; Both Sides to Exchange Standard Texts and Launch Practical Comparison

On November 9, 2026, the eighth meeting of the China-Russia Working Group on Standardization Cooperation in Agriculture and Food was held, with cooperation on aquatic product standardization as the central topic. According to the press service of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (ВНИРО), which informed Fishnews, Russian and Chinese experts at the meeting confirmed their mutual interest in standard comparison and mutual recognition, and agreed to continue exchanging aquatic product standard texts and to begin practical comparison of standards.

At the meeting, Maria Dyachenko, Head of the Department of Technical Regulation and Standardization at the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, presented Russia's current fish product standards and their research methods. On the Chinese side, experts from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences presented the structure of China's aquatic product processing standards system and the inspection methods it employs.

Both sides particularly emphasized the harmonization of terminology and the coordination of fish product quality control methods during the meeting. The Russian institute said that participants confirmed their mutual interest and that this direction helps eliminate technical barriers in bilateral trade.

In addition to the exchange of standard texts and practical comparison, experts from both sides also decided to regularly share information on national standards under development in the food and agriculture fields.

This meeting was the eighth meeting of the China-Russia Working Group on Standardization Cooperation in Agriculture and Food, with aquatic product standards as the core topic of this meeting.