MOH Official Defends Journalist Blacklist

(Beijing) – China's Ministry of Health (MOH) will launch a "blacklist system" of journalists responsible for misleading reports on food safety and other health-related issues, a senior official from the ministry said at a food safety forum June 13.

Mao Qun'an, head of the news and publicity office of the MOH said the journalist blacklist was in response to false media reports on health and food safety issues.