China has moved to reassure the US that its food exports are safe as its trade partner turned up the pressure to increase food industry regulation.
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A number of food safety scares linked to Chinese imports have raised the profile of food safety issues, prompting recalls and government investigations in both China and the US.
The US is pushing for China to increase its food safety standards. Among the measures Washington is seeking are more transparent food regulations and permission to send US audit teams to China.
“Enforcing food safety regulations is costly for both China and the United States, but we both know that the world market will disadvantage suppliers that can’t provide an assurance of safety,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said yesterday (24 May) at the Health Care Forum, held in Washington D.C.
“I know the government of China understands this. When I was in China in December, food safety was often mentioned as a government priority. After the recent contamination of pet food, we raised the issue at the highest levels of China’s government.”
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