From China.org.cn:
Beijing will ban all unlicensed catering outlets and celebrity-starred medical ads by the end of this year, according to the capital’s quality and food safety authorities. The city would focus its quality checkup on ten kinds of products, including food, drugs, home appliances and toys, said the municipal government when kicking off a four-month campaign aimed at improving product quality and food safety on Saturday.
Vegetables, fruits, meat, edible oil, aquatic products, children’s food and health food are the main targets in food checkups, according to a detailed plan for the campaign. The plan says that by the end of the year the city will close all unlicensed restaurants, all its food producers must be qualified, and no harmful material can be used in food processing. [Full Text]
