A Place in the Auvernge, Friday, 5th December 2008
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China prepares blacklist of dangerous food additives
By Mark McDonald
Friday, December 5, 2008
HONG KONG: As China continues to try to repair the reputation of its damaged food and dairy industries, the Ministry of Health is preparing a blacklist of dangerous food additives, "especially toxic or harmful substances, which are likely to be used in food products."
The blacklist was disclosed by Su Zhi, deputy director of the ministry's Food Safety and Sanitation Surveillance Bureau. His comments came on a Chinese television program and were reported by state media on Friday.
The ministry also said it would be establishing stricter food-labeling requirements and quality standards, starting with the dairy sector.
The blacklist, which Su said would be "updated constantly," is seen as the latest in a series of measures intended to clean up the dairy industry, one of the largest in the world. Chinese farmers, food producers and government inspectors have come under intense pressure in recent months as dangerously contaminated products have been discovered, ranging from baby formula, milk and eggs to candy, cookies and pet food.
The most significant culprit in the dairy scandal has been the industrial chemical melamine, typically used in the production of plastics and pesticides. Melamine has been widely added to milk and milk products in China, and while the chemical does not add protein,...
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