China vows to markedly improve food safety in three years

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According to a State Council statement posted online, the government also aims to establish a better regulation mechanism¹, legal and standard system as well as technical support for food safety and improve the overall food safety management level of the food industry in around five years.

Food safety will become a measure of local governments' performance in their annual assessment² for the first time, the statement said.

A database of food safety records of food companies will be established and those on the black list will be disclosed and punished, it said.

Authorities must prevent expired food products from returning to the market, while consumers will be rewarded in cash for reporting illegal acts.

The Chinese public has become increasingly concerned over food safety after a slew³ of scares -- from melamine-tainted baby formula products to pork contaminated with clenbuterol -- exposed the vulnerability of the country's food sector⁴.

Authorities detected 15,000 cases of substandard food and shut down 5,700 unlicensed businesses during their inspections⁵ on food businesses across the country since the beginning of 2012, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce said last month.

Dairy products, edible⁶ oils, seasonal⁷ foods and alcoholic⁸ beverages⁹ were among the major food categories targeted during the inspections.

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