Food safety

Food safety is also a concern for the President. On Dec 23, 2013, he said at the CPC's annual conference on agriculture that food safety is an issue of public concern. The problem may easily trigger panic or even mass incidents. Along with the hype, food safety scandal will hit not only the sector, but also people's trust. The negative impact of Sanlu milk powder scandal in 2008 lingers on even today as people still lack confidence in domestic brands. They have to go overseas for milk powder and some countries have put restrictions on purchases by Chinese customers. " My heart gets heavy whenever I think about this." [Photo/news.cn]