BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A white paper issued on Friday by the Information Office of China's State Council revealed that 85.1 percent of the country's food products passed quality checks in the first half of the year.
The paper emphasized the proportion of Chinese food
products that passed quality inspections had risen steadily in recent years,
rising from 77.9 percent in 2006 to the current figure of 85.1 percent.
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Two officials are inspecting food
quality in Jingan county, Jiangxi Province, south of China, July 27, 2007.
A white paper issued on Friday by the Information Office of China's State
Council revealed that 85.1 percent of the country's food products passed
quality checks in the first half of the year.(Xinhua
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The 29-page white paper, the first of its kind on
China's food safety, provides a brief introduction to food production and
quality and discusses the government's work to improve its domestic food
supervision system and supervision of imported and exported food.
The paper said the qualification rate of exported
Chinese food had remained higher than 99 percent for many years while the
quality of imported food was generally high with no serious food safety
incidents.
The paper said the government, adhering to a
"people-centered" approach, attaches great importance to food safety.
"China has long established and improved food safety
supervision systems, comprehensively strengthened food safety legislation and
construction of a standard system, and promoted international exchanges and
cooperation on food safety," the paper said.
A slew of media reports have emerged in recent months
detailing various food safety problems in China. The government has criticized
some foreign media reports, accusing the international press of playing up
China's food safety problems.
Vice Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Aug. 3
that some foreign media had "viciously sensationalized" product quality problems
and food scares concerning a small number of Chinese goods or companies.
Some media have fabricated safety problems in order
to block imports of Chinese goods, which is de facto trade protectionism, he
said.
White paper reveals figures for
China's food exports
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A white paper issued by the
Information Office of the State Council on Friday said 477 batches of food
products out of 55,000 exported to the United States were rejected in the first
half of 2007, an acceptance rate of 99.1 percent.
Food products exported to the European Union fared
better with 135 batches out of 62,000 failing to meet quality standards, an
acceptance rate of 99.8 percent. Full story
White paper: China takes measures to supervise imported
food
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China uncovered 12,292 tons
of illegally imported meat in 2006 and the first half of 2007, according to a
white paper on the country's food safety issued by the Information Office of the
State Council on Friday.
Exploration and practice over the years have enabled
China to set up a complete framework of food quality and safety supervisory
system and guarantee measures to ensure the safety of imported food, said the
white paper. Full story
White paper: China builds food safety
law regime, technological guarantee system
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China has established a
complete law regime and technological guarantee system for food safety, said a
white paper on China's food safety issued by the Information Office of the State
Council on Friday afternoon.
The white paper, first of its kind, said China now
has a complete law regime providing a sound foundation and good environment for
guaranteeing food safety, improving food quality and regulating food imports and
exports. Full story
White paper: China steps up
supervision on food workshops
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China has stepped up
nationwide monitoring on food workshops with fewer than ten employees to ensure
food quality and safety, said a white paper issued here on Friday.
The white paper, issued by the Information Office of
China's State Council, is the first of its kind on China's food safety. Full story
White paper: China among world's top
ten in green food farming
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China is one of the top ten growers of green food in the world, with 2.03 million hectares producing certificated organic products, a white paper says.
According to a report on food quality and safety released by the
Chinese government Friday, China has established a certification and
accreditation system covering the entire process "from the farming field to
dining table". Full story
