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China dismisses criticism on food safety
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Source: CCTV.com | 11-27-2007 13:55
Special Report: High Level Int'l FS Forum |
China is calling for international cooperation to solve food safety issues. During the High-level International Food Safety Forum on Monday, the head of China's top quality watchdog, Li Changjiang, dismissed EU criticism regarding food products. He stressed that China's food exports have maintained a more than 99 percent qualification rate for years.
The food safety issue is not only a threat to China, but also endangers many parts of the world.
Li Changjiang says that's why the High-level International Food Safety Forum was established. He noted that every participant considers the issue complicated.
The forum aims to narrow differences between the level of food safety in China and some other countries around the world. Organizers are calling for international cooperation to solve any lingering issues.
But the Chinese side maintains that differences can also exist in biased reports.
EU Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, says 80 percent of disqualified food products seized within the EU borders in 2006 were produced in China.
