As news of the latest food safety scandal to hit China—rice tainted with the carcinogenic heavy metal cadmium—further undermines consumer trust in the country’s food system, IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan asks, in an op-ed in the China Daily Post, “How can China continue along its current development path without sacrificing its food safety?”
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Food Safety in China: Op-ed by IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan
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As news of the latest food safety scandal to hit China—rice tainted with the carcinogenic heavy metal cadmium—further undermines consumer trust in the country’s food system, IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan asks, in an op-ed in the China Daily Post, “How can China continue along its current development path without sacrificing its food safety?”
