Food scandals: Authorities promise swift • Table.Briefings

Police officers conducting food safety investigations in China.

Recent food scandals in China have caused outrage. The country’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has now promised swift action. It wants to focus particularly on offenses in connection with online marketing and livestreaming sales.

China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has announced a crackdown on crimes related to food and drug safety. According to Chinese media reports, a senior prosecutor at the authority also referred to the investigation into recent food scandals.

Food scandals: Authorities promise swift action

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