Food safety breaches and food scares have left a lot of the food consumers in China confused. They do not seem to know what to eat anymore.
China’s citizens are treated to a near-daily diet of stories of mass food poisonings or tainted products, and the government is starting to take action. From announcing a system of food recalls to blacklisting producers who break the rules, court sentenced to death Zheng, the former head of the national food and drug agency for taking bribes in exchange for drug approvals.
Most consumers are trying to avoid packaged foods and tried to buy organic. China is making an example of Zheng both to reassure citizens and for a better international image. Public anger over not just food safety but the broader issue of corruption that is so endemic, the ruling Communist Party is afraid that it could threaten its legitimacy.
Source: Reuters
