China has warned its food producers to rid their products of illegal additives in a latest move to restore trust hurt by the recent tainted milk scandal.
The notice published yesterday by a joint investigation led by the Health Ministry, the State Food & Drug Administration and 7 other government departments, blacklisted 17 non-food substances that could be added to food production.
Illegal chemicals from past domestic food scares were among those targeted, including cancer causing industrial dye sudan red used to color egg yolks and melamine found in baby formula that was originally intended for use in the production of plastics.
Rest here from Xinhua News
