China - getting too serious about food safety?



China today executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog agency, who had become a symbol of the country's wide-ranging problems on product safety.  Zheng Xiaoyu's execution was confirmed by State Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman Yan Jianyang at a news conference held to highlight efforts to improve China's track record on food and drug safety.  Zheng was sentenced to death in May for taking bribes to approve an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths and other substandard medicines.

Now that is talking food safety serious.
Posted on July 10, 2007 by Food Poisoning Lawyer
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Marler Blog - October 3, 2007 10:00 PM
Stephen J. Hedges of the Washington Bureau of the Chicago Tribune broke a very disturbing story this evening that is unfortunately far to common - the USDA and FSIS are more concerned about pleasing the Corporations they are supposed to...
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