The China melamine milk scandal and its implications for food safety regulation
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.03.008
ISSN1873-5657
AutoresXiaofang Pei, Annuradha Tandon, A.J. Alldrick, Liana Giorgi, Huang Wei Ling, Ruijia Yang,
Tópico(s)Mercury impact and mitigation studies
ResumoThis article examines the development of the Chinese dairy sector since 2000 and investigates how this has affected food safety. The ongoing problems caused by melamine contamination are linked to the rapid and unregulated development of this sector. Currently, China is faced with demands – both from home and abroad – to improve its food safety record. This will necessitate it upgrades its regulatory framework to meet the standards of Codex Alimentarius and the EU. A serious restructuring of the dairy sector as well as of the public food safety control agencies is called for. The costs and benefits to be accrued by these reforms are the subject of this article.
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