China Gets Serious about Drug and Food Safety

Government Will Increase Inspections -- China reacted to recent scandals by announcing a crackdown on unsafe drugs and foods. By 2010, the government pledged to increase the controls placed on medicines and foods, whether they are imported or exported, and to increase random testing. The government promised to provide reports on inspections that involve 90% of all foods and medications. It also said that it would investigate all the reported incidents of problems in this area, but the government set the more modest goal of recalling only 80% of all the products on which recalls were issued. More details...