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The Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China does not clearly state how these food safety monitoring duties are divided among these agencies. [42] This law offers a new aspect of authorizing consumers to seek compensation from the distributor or producer of harmful food products, up to 10 times the price of the said food product. [42]
Meanwhile, China’s Food Safety Law requires that food “must not be stored or transported together with toxic or harmful items” and mixing toxic and harmful non-edible raw materials is a ...
In the end of the year, a comprehensive report uses 12 food safety incidents, in which one was only deemed to be an actual food safety incident. [83] One problem in understanding China's food safety problem is an inaccurate understanding to food safety and how much information is actually disclosed.
Empty milk shelf in a Carrefour supermarket in China as a result of the scandal. The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a significant food safety incident in China. The scandal involved Sanlu Group's milk and infant formula along with other food materials and components being adulterated with the chemical melamine, which resulted in kidney stones and other kidney damage in infants.
China's first food security law aimed at achieving "absolute self-sufficiency" in staple grains came into effect on Saturday, reinforcing efforts by the world's biggest agriculture importer to ...
Food security is an area of policy emphasis for Xi Jinping, viewing it as an important component of national security. [9]: 38 In his discussion of China's food security, Xi cites Fan Li's ancient comment that food is "the life of the people and a precious resource of the state." [9]: 38
The commission is headed by the Vice-Premier of the State Council, Han Zheng, who is also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. [1] The commission was established in 2010 after a series of food safety incidents reduced the trust of the Chinese public as well as importers of Chinese made food outside of China.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will tighten its scrutiny on food from Japan and maintain curbs on some Japanese imports, the government said on Friday, citing Tokyo's decision to discharge treated ...