China announced on Monday that it will launch an anti-dumping investigation into potato starch imported from the European Union.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce, the ministry began on Monday to look into whether dumping exists, the extent of the dumping and its negative effects, if dumping is indeed confirmed.

The ministry advised that anti-dumping investigations usually take one year to complete, but the deadline could be extended to Aug. 6, 2007 under special circumstances.

Source: Xinhua