CHINA: FDA opens Beijing office
By: Dominique Patton | 20 November 2008
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday (19 November) opened an office in Beijing, in a move designed to improve the safety of Chinese food imports.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday (19 November) opened an office in Beijing, in a move designed to improve the safety of Chinese food imports.

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