Shanghai government said today it will set up a top food-testing
platform within three years to secure the food safety in the
city.
The city's quality watchdog also kicked off a training class
this morning to offer free training programs over the next three
years for 30,000 migrant workers who serve the city's 3,000 food
companies.
Shanghai has carried out a variety of measures to strengthen
supervision on food quality after food was found containing
problematic materials last year.
Turbots were pulled from the markets in November after
carcinogenic antibiotics were found in their flesh, and some eggs
were suspected of containing the potential carcinogenic dye
Sudan-IV last year.
The city has launched new measures to deal with urgent food
safety issues.
The food safety supervisor is also expected to begin using the
results of on-the-spot testing to check food quality as the legal
evidence to fine violators by the end of this year.
(Shanghai Daily May 18, 2007)