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China food safety initiative - 10 Dec 08

China has launched a four-month food safety campaign, in an attempt to address concerns over industry standards. Consumer confidence has been most recently damaged by the tainted milk scandal. Tony Cheng reports from Beijing.

from YouTube on Wed, Dec 10 2008

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