{"id":22169,"date":"2008-07-26T11:40:03","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T18:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=22169"},"modified":"2008-07-26T11:58:23","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T18:58:23","slug":"china-hopes-games-will-boost-food-safety-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/07\/china-hopes-games-will-boost-food-safety-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"China Hopes Games Will Boost Food Safety Reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese officials are strengthening food safety regulations during the Olympics to assuage the international anxiety generated by recent food scares. From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/feedarticle\/7677942\">U.K. Guardian<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nA successful Olympics will help convince the rest of the world that China&#8217;s food exports are safe to eat, a senior official in charge of food safety said as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games next month.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing is going to great lengths to ensure a perfect Games, including growing vegetables at special bases and breeding &#8220;Olympic pork&#8221; after food quality issues gained international attention last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are doing this to ensure a safe food environment for international visitors, as currently, the most essential thing for China is the Olympic Games,&#8221; Wang Daning, head of import and export food safety at China&#8217;s quality administration, said in an interview at his office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/2008-07-24-voa12.cfm\">Voice of America&#8217;s<\/a> article covering some Olympians&#8217; concerns about China&#8217;s food, and CDT&#8217;s coverage of China&#8217;s food safety record <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/tag\/food-safety\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese officials are strengthening food safety regulations during the Olympics to assuage the international anxiety generated by recent food scares. 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