JAPAN, China plan safety council amid food scare: report - (Agence France Presse)
February 2, 2008 – 5:30 pmTOKYO — Japan plans to call on Beijing to jointly set up a food safety council following a massive recall of Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings, a report said Saturday.
Tokyo hopes to agree to form the consultation council when China’s President Hu Jintao visits later this year for a summit with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the Mainichi Shimbun reported.
Under the plan, the council will be formed by health, welfare and quarantine officials from both governments, the newspaper said.
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