New venture aims to ensure safety of Chinese exports
3rd October 2008
Set up by experts from the Oregon state department of agriculture, the China-US Peace Food Inspection Centre will offer third party sampling, testing and certification of agricultural and fishery products so that they meet standards required by the US Food and Drug Administration.
It is the first venture of its kind in China, and comes as a major food safety scare over melamine contamination in milk looks set to make life much tougher for Chinese exporters.
“There is an immediate, critical need for this as so many food products moving between China and the US are being blocked by FDA over concerns about their safety,” explained Dalton Hobbs, assistant director of the Oregon department of agriculture, agricultural development and marketing division.
