It's Time to Fix China's Food Safety Conundrum

Food safety scandals have become so common in China that people are losing confidence in what they eat. The government has consistently emphasized the need for better regulation of the food industry, and it's established an inter-ministerial committee under the State Council to pursue that goal. But so far little progress has been achieved.

Zhi Shuping, head of the government's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, said in March during the Boao Forum for Asia that more than 99 percent of the food exported from China meets all standards for safety and quality.