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Global effort needed on food safety: Wu

Vice-Premier Wu Yi yesterday called for closer international cooperation on food safety by establishing a notification system. Speaking at the High-Level International Food Safety Forum in Beijing, Wu said food safety is a shared problem ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Nov 27 2007

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