248 arrested in China for food safety in 2010

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248 arrested in China for food safety in 2010,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
A total of 248 people were arrested in China last year for involvement in food safety cases, food safety authorities said Sunday.The country dealt with 130,000 cases involving food safety last year, including 115 criminal cases,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to a statement of the National Food Safety Regulating Work Office.The cases touched upon such areas as production of edible agricultural produce, food production, food circulation,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], catering services and food exports and imports,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],
"No major incident occurred last year,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the overall food safety situation maintained stable,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said the statement.Last year also saw a nationwide crackdown on "gutter oil", usually made from discarded kitchen waste that has been refined, after media reports that it was commonly used by small restaurants.
Since July when the State Council,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or Cabinet, ordered the eradication of "gutter oil", 165.7 tons of edible oil has been confirmed to have been disqualified and produced by unknown sources.Chinese authorities since July last year have also cracked down on the use of undisposed tainted milk powder produced before the melamine scandal of 2008.
About 2,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],132 tonnes of melamine-tainted milk powder was seized in the latest crackdown,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the statement said.A total of 191 officials were punished for failing to do their duty in food safety enforcement, with 26 of them fired,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it said.
In July last year, Dongyuan milk powder, produced in west China's Qinghai Province,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], was found to contain excessive levels of melamine,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a toxic chemical normally used in the manufacturing of plastics,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which triggered the nationwide crackdown.It is the latest blitz on tainted milk products since 2008 when melamine-tainted milk powder killed at least six infants and sickened 300,000 children across the country.
Chinese vice premier urges more participation in int'l cooperation in polar,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], oceanic research
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Sunday urged scientists to learn from foreign experiences and increase their participation in international cooperation in polar and oceanic exploration.Li made the remarks after meeting with members of China's 27th Chinese Antarctic expedition team,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the 22nd oceanic expedition,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and scientists working in the country's Antarctic and Arctic stations via video and telephone.Li said many countries nowadays attached great importance to polar and oceanic exploration, and international competition had grown in promoting the peaceful utilization of these resources.
"We are confident and capable of constantly improving our working conditions to conduct polar and oceanic exploration, and winning the initiative in this sector's future development,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Li said.Li said the country would work to promote its marine economy and safeguard marine ecosystems, as well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and make full use of the achievements made in explorations to make reasonable development and utilization of ocean resources.
China would also ensure the security of ocean passages,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and safeguard its marine rights and interests, the vice premier said.Li also conveyed New Years greetings to the scientists for conducting research away from their homeland and families,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and applauded their contribution to the country's progress in polar and oceanic research areas.
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