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Chinese law makers review food safety law
BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhuanet)
-- The NPC Standing Committee--China's top legislature-- has
begun its bi-monthly session. It will review a series of draft
amendments, bills, and reports, including a draft revision of
the food safety law. On Thursday, law makers discussed the
amendment, and made suggestions.
The draft amendment proposes that a unified supervision and
management system is formed to encompass state- and local-level
food and drug administration systems across the country. Law
makers believe it¨s a positive move.
According to the bill, consumers can demand reparation, which is
worth three times the loss they suffer from substandard food.
The current law only allows compensation up to ten times the
price of the food. Larger fines for offenders are also being
discussed. Producers may face fines of up to 30 times the value
of their product. That¨s ten times more than the current law. If
the products are worth less than 10,000 yuan , those involved
can be fined a maximum of 150,000 yuan, up from 50,000 yuan in
the current law.
Administrative penalties, such as demotion and dismissal, will
be imposed on officials who fail to respond to food safety
emergencies. They will also be held responsible for food safety
cover-ups. Similar punishments will be given to officials with
food and drug regulatory agencies, health and agriculture
departments.
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