| ■ China Improving Food and Drug Safety: FDA | 2010.08.10 |
| The safety of foods and drugs exported from China is improving, according to the head of U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The country has been strengthening oversight of exporters since a number of scandals involving companies selling fake or dangerous food and drug products including infant formula, vaccines and dog chow, the Associated Press reported. Chinese officials are pursuing a "common agenda" to improve manufacturing practices and regulation of supply systems for the food and drug industries, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Friday as she completed a visit to China. "I leave feeling very encouraged by the partnership we've developed here. This is a priority for China as it is for the United States," she said, the AP reported. |