Food quality up to standard

By Zhu Zhe (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-07-04 08:31

However, Ji said one company's problem did not make it a national problem. "If some food is below standard, you can't say all the country's food is unsafe," he said. "We must have confidence in our foodstuff."

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Foreign spokesman Qin Gang yesterday accused the media of playing up food safety issues.

"China has been very responsible in this regard to ensure the good quality and safety of its exports," he said, warning that the widespread media coverage would "lead to panic among consumers".

Qin said more than 99 percent of food exports to the US in the last three years had met quality standards, or even higher than the equivalent figure for US food exports to China.


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