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China's Wen reassures on food safety after milk scandal
27 Sep 2008 11:21:48 GMT
 Source: Reuters
TIANJIN, China, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao tried to reassure the world on Saturday that his government was serious about food safety in the light of a scandal over tainted milk powder.

Thousands of Chinese children have become ill after drinking milk formula contaminated with melamine, which can cause kidney stones, and countries around the world have rushed to ban or recall China-made dairy products.

"It shows that any country, when it is developing, should pay particular attention to corporate, professional and social ethics," Wen told a World Economic Forum meeting in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin.

The scandal also showed China still faced many problems and needed to improve its production processes and quality supervision, he added.

"This issue is not over yet, but please be assured that we will soon unveil plans to boost the food industry," Wen said.

China would do all it can so that people at home and abroad can have confidence in the made-in-China brand and know that its products are of a high standard, he added.

Though the government has insisted there would be "no more bad news" and that the most recent tests show no melamine in goods leaving the factory, new cases of sick children keep appearing.

The Beijing Times reported another 176 new cases of kidney stones amongst children had been found in the capital. (Reporting by Langi Chiang; Writing by Ben Blanchard;Editing by Matthew Jones)


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A child undergoes a medical check for possible kidney stones at a hospital in Shanghai September 27, 2008. Up to five percent of young infants in Shanghai could have kidney stones ...


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