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21:38, July 10, 2007 |
The Chinese government on Tuesday said that it has set up a rigorous food tracking and monitoring system for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and food safety for the games was fully guaranteed.
"All the procedures involving Olympic food, including production, processing, packaging, storing and transporting, will be closely monitored," said Sun Wenxu, an official with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
The information would be incorporated into a database, which would enable food supervisors to be fully aware of all the procedures and trace the sources in case of any incidents, Sun said.
Experts estimate that more than 75,000 liters of milk, 330 tons of fruit and vegetables, 82 tons of seafood, 750 liters of ketchup, 131 tons of meat, 21 tons of cheese and three million bottles of beverages will be consumed by athletes, coaches, officials and journalists during the Beijing Olympics.
Sun said in order to ensure such an amount of food was served "safely", Beijing had detailed a series of technical standards, covering the packaging, storing and transporting criteria of 345 foods.
The government has come under great pressure to improve food safety following a series of controversies caused by substandard food, ranging from drug-tainted fish to banned Sudan dye used to color egg yolks red.
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