Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi has
called on the government's food and medicine authorities Thursday
to establish a series of mechanisms to ensure food and medicine
safety.
The food safety mechanisms should include a comprehensive rating
system, a standard and technology support, a credit mechanism and
an information evaluation and early alert index mechanism, said Wu
when meeting with representatives attending a national food and
medicine regulatory work conference.
She required the authorities to continue their efforts to
crackdown on the illegal production and the sale of fake products.
This would bring the production and sale of food products back on
the right track.
According to Wu, another mechanism should be put in place to
prevent illegal activities related to medicine, medical equipment
and health care foodstuffs.
"A medicine distribution network and a supervision network
should also be constructed to help promote rural medicine work,"
she said.
(Xinhua News Agency January 21, 2005)