Crisis of Confidence in Chinese Food Exports: Causes, Effects, and a Solution for Customer Assurance
November 30, 2007 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesGiven the recent tainted food imports report in the US, Chinese food exporters are advised to take concrete steps to assure consumer safety.
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By John S. Eldred of Keller and Heckman LLP, Shanghai
THE CRISIS
The following represents a small sampling of similar recent headlines in major US newspapers: "Chinese Gluten Linked to Pet Deaths", "How US Should Approach China's Tainted Imports", "An Export Boom Facing a Quality Crisis; Customers Worldwide Pressing Beijing to Act After Tainted-Food Case", and "Farmed in China's Foul Waters, Imported Fish Treated With Drugs