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A white paper issued on August 17 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.
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
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