China Commits To Tightening Food Safety Supervision As MOA Talks Begin
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A spokesman at the Chinese embassy in Washington says China will intensify its food safety supervision as U.S. and Chinese officials in Beijing begin work on a memorandum of agreement on food and feed safety
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