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Food and drug safety gets the fast track treatment

CHINA will legislate or update more than 7,700 national standards for the safety of food, drugs and other consumer goods this year, as part of the efforts to ensure product quality and safety, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday. "It is imperative that... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Mar 05 2008

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