China's Food Safety Reform
Following a number of high-profile scares and widespread concern in markets importing food products from China, reform of the country’s outdated food safety legislation had become a pressing priority. However, writes Dominique Patton, the new draft law, published by the National People’s Congress (NPC) last month, has attracted criticism from food companies.
Industry critical of Chinese food safety reform
1 May 2008
Following a number of high-profile scares and widespread concern in markets importing food products from China, reform of the country’s outdated food safety legislation had become a pressing priority. However, writes Dominique Patton, the new draft law, published by the National People’s Congress (NPC) last month, has attracted criticism from food companies.
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