China inaugurated a national food safety risk assessment centre last week in Beijing, in a move to improve scientific management in preventing food scandals.
The government-funded organisation is designed to offer technological support in assessing, monitoring, issuing early warnings and communicating food security risks and food safety standards.
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According to MOH, the centre has formed more than 300 monitoring sites across China, including sites in supermarkets and farm produce markets.
Wednesday October 19, 2011/ Asian Agribusiness.
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