FoodSafetyinChina

　　Withthegrowingawarenessofhealthyeating,moreandmorepeoplenowarepayingmoreattentiontotheimportanceofhealthydietandanactivelife.Butatthesametime,agrowingunrestoverfoodsafetyintheChinahascaughteveryone’sconcern.

　　Whenitcomestothefoodsafetyincidents,especially2008Chinesemilkscandal,everyconsumerhasmuchangertopouruponthem.InSeptember2008,afreshoutbreakofkidneydiseaseoccurred,duetobabyformulacontaminatedbymelamine.Threebabiesdiedandover6,000weremadesickbythetaintedformula.Thesupplierofthemilk,SanluGroup,isanamebrandandisamajorplayerintheindustryinChina.Thecompanyissaidtohaveknownoftheproblemformonths,butclaimsthecontaminantcamefrommilksuppliers.

　　Whoshouldbemainresponsiblefortheseseriousincidentslikemilkscandal?Ononehand,complexChina’sfoodregulationsshouldshoulderpartduties.Weshouldrealizeditsmonitoringsystemcanbeunresponsive,andthegovernmentdepartmentsthatoverseeandenforcepolicieshaveoverlappingandoftenambiguousduties.Ontheother,foodproducersandsupplierslackdeservedresponsibilityforconsumers!Whattheycaresisonlytheirowninterestandprofitmaximization.

　　Inmyopinion,everyoneinvolvedinitshouldsetupahighresponsibilityforothers,lawrelatedshouldbepassedandcarriedout.Onlyinthiswaycanwecomebyahealthyeatingandaharmoniousworld.