HK testers: No more dairy products from mainland tainted
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The Center for Food Safety of Hong Kong (CFS) released the latest batch of test results of the Chinese mainland dairy products on Friday.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and will continue to collect dairy product samples for testing," a CFS spokesman said.
The CFS warned the public on Thursday not to consume dairy products from Chinese mainland's brand Yili as eight samples of its goods had been found to contain melamine.
China's cabinet abolishes regulation on inspection exemptions for food
BEIJING, Sept. 18 China's State Council, or the cabinet, on Thursday announced the abolishment of regulations on inspection exemptions for food.
In a circular distributed to ministries and governments at all levels, the cabinet said that it had decided to abolish the regulations relating to quality inspection exemptions for food in a document issued on Dec. 5, 1999.
Quality watchdog cancels inspection exemptions for food producers
BEIJING, Sept. 17 In the wake of the contaminated baby milk powder scandal, Chinese quality watchdog on Wednesday cancelled all kinds of national inspection exemptions previously given to food producers.
"Considering the particular characteristics of food products and the complexity in the cause of food safety problems, and with a view to further enhancing supervision over food producers, ensuring food safety and protecting consumers' interests," said the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in an explanation of the move.
China's cabinet orders inspections, reform of dairy industry
BEIJING, Sept. -- An executive meeting of the State Council (cabinet), presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao, on Wednesday decided to launch national comprehensive tests of dairy products and reform the dairy industry.
According to the meeting, the incident involving the tainted Sanlu milk powder reflected chaotic industry conditions, as well as loopholes in the supervision and management of the industry.
