Source: CCTV.com
11-13-2007 11:02
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Reporters from many different countries recently got a taste of how food will be processed and served up at next year's Olympics.
Journalists visited food-processing plants, as well as the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine's supervising center.
This center can check the production process of over a thousand food companies. It can also monitor the quarantine of imported food.
The General Administration has also signed memos with BOCOG on food catering and emergency plans.
Li Yuanping, Director of General Administration of Quality Supervision said "We want to reassure all the athletes, referees, and visitors that the Chinese government is confident and capable of guaranteeing the safety of food and other products, and they can all come to China with their minds at ease."
The Beijing Huadu Broiler Company has its own certification laboratories. Its plant processes 36 million chickens every year, and food safety is its top priority.
She Feng, General Manager of Beijing Huadu Broiler Co. said "We have prepared a whole series of emergency plans for our supply to the Olympic Games. These plans will handle the emergency cases covering condition, food safety, distribution, and so on."
Some of the visiting journalists have lived in China for many years, so what they saw in the tour came as no surprise.
But others say even though they are not food experts, the fact that they are invited to these food-processing facilities clearly shows the emphasis Beijing is putting on food safety.
Editor:Xiong Qu
