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Beijing Launches Food Safety Crackdown

Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:49:12 PM

Chinese girls eats snack near a food store at the Wang Fu Jing street in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. China will launch a nationwide inspection on food safety in its rural areas and urban-rural conjunctive regions, as a part of a four-month nationwide campaign to improve the quality of goods and food safety in China, the special inspection will target "small-sized food companies, workshops and restaurants in rural areas," in an effort to eradicate hidden dangers of food accidents, according to a notice released by China's food and drug watchdog. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) - Beijing is targeting unlicensed restaurants and checking the quality of many foods in a crackdown on unsafe products less than a year before the city welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Summer Olympics, state media said Sunday.

The four-month campaign is part of a nationwide drive to ensure food and product safety, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

China has come under intense international scrutiny this year over the safety of its products. Dangerous chemicals — from lead to an antifreeze ingredient — have been found in exported goods including toys and toothpaste.


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