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Michael O. Leavitt, secretary of health and human services, said he expected that Food and Drug Administration officials would eventually be embedded in China’s food safety bureaucracy to help train Chinese officials and keep records on the... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Wed, Dec 12 2007

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21 Nov 08		US FDA launches China office » People's Daily On November 19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially opened its China office in Beijing, the first for the FDA outside the US. Shao Mingli, head of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), Mike Leavitt, secretary of Health and Human...
11 Dec 07		Pacts set to ensure food, drug safety » People's Daily China and the United States are expected to sign two binding agreements today to ensure the safety of food and drug exports, top officials from both countries said yesterday. One pact, to be signed between China's General Administration ...
11 Dec 07		Leavitt chats with Chinese netizens » People's Daily Michael Leavitt, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, had his first try at chatting with Chinese netizens yesterday in Beijing, when he walked into the studio of www.chinadaily.com.cn. "This is the first time I've done this kind of ...
11 Mar 08		China to upgrade Health Ministry to better monitor food and drug safety » People's Daily China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) will be put under the Ministry of Health(MOH) as part of the cabinet restructuring reform to better monitor the country's food and drug safety. The reform plan was announced by State ...
12 May 07		China unveils food, drug safety plan from 2006 to 2010 » People's Daily China has unveiled a five-year plan for food and drug safety administration, aiming to improve monitoring and law enforcement systems and the order in food and drug production so as to reduce safety accidents in the sectors.

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