Want China Times, Xinhua 2013-03-06
An infant is treated in hospital after taking Sanlu's melamine-tainted milk powder in 2008. (Photo/Xinhua) |
In a bid to
guarantee food safety, China will issue a specific regulation on baby formula
in the near future, an official said Monday.
Zhou Bohua,
director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, told Xinhua
that the new regulation will target the entire chain, from production to
circulation in the market.
A slew of
stricter supervisory measures will be adopted to handle the improper conduct of
breeders, milk powder producers and salespeople, ensuring people's access to
safe milk powder products, according to Zhou.
Zhou
admitted that a lack of administration and supervision over the dairy industry
is to blame for past food safety incidents.
Zhou also
mentioned the Sanlu scandal in 2008, in which six babies died and 3,000 others
became sick after consuming the company's melamine-tainted milk powder
products.
As for the
recent controversy over Hong Kong's regulation prohibiting mainland consumers
from taking more than 1.8kg of baby powder purchased in Hong Kong back to the
mainland, which went into effect on March 1, Zhou said, "We should not be
astonished."
"Encouraging
the mainland dairy industry is the fundamental solution to the problem," Zhou
said, adding that the regulation in Hong Kong should be supported and observed.
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