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Posted by Liu Yong | Jan 3, 2008 China put into effect a set of reference standards for the production of steamed bread made of wheat flour on Tuesday. China Standardization Administration and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued the standards on the Chinese staple known as mantou to improve food safety production, said an official with the Standardization Administration surnamed Shi. “They are merely recommended criteria for making mantou and do not have any legal obligations,” he said. The criteria described the proportion of water and wheat f...

Milk Scam Officials Get Fresh Positions Posted by Paulina Hartono | Apr 9, 2009 Two officials disciplined for their roles in the milk contamination scandal have been given new posts. From Bao Junkai, former deputy director general of the food production supervision department of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) was among the latest eight senior officials fired or demoted for slack supervision with regard to the Sanlu scam, uncovered last September. At least six infants died and almost 300,000 fell ill after consuming tainted milk. Liu Daqun, fo...