cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Blueprint for fair demolition compensation | |||||
Beijing - The central government is requiring that compensation for properties reclaimed for demolition equal at least the market price to protect property owners' rights and interests and reduce related conflicts. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on its website on Tuesday that work on property evaluation must be done by a qualified third-party rating institution, chosen after consultation with local residents. The notice also required that the value of land where the property is located as well as indoor decorations and relocation settlement costs be taken into consideration for compensation.
According to the regulation, local governments are forbidden from using administrative powers to forcibly demolish residents' properties, and disputed cases shall be determined by courts. Analysts said the latest notice was of great importance in setting fair compensation for home demolitions, which have provoked a number of high-profile incidents during forced relocations in recent years. "The central government strived to establish fairness in a series of rules on property evaluation. It's an obvious improvement," Wang Xixin, a law professor in Peking University, told China Daily on Wednesday. Wang is one of the five law professors who wrote an open letter to the National People's Congress, the top legislature, urging a revision of the country's demolition regulation at the end of 2009 - an event that captivated public attention. Wang said there are still some loopholes on detailed procedures for property evaluation, which would weaken its credibility among the public. "For instance, according to the notice, local governments will pay for the expenses on property evaluation. In this case, property owners will query the credibility of evaluation institutions when they can't get expected compensation," he said. Also, property owners should have the right to choose institutions from across the country, instead of the current limited choices among local institutions, he added. Li Chang'an, a public policy professor at the Beijing-based University of International Business and Economics, said whether local residents could make good use of their rights would also be a big problem in the future. "There were always many households living on the same street. Therefore, it will be difficult to decide on an ideal institution for property evaluation as everyone has different choices," he said. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
2012年6月28日星期四
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Blueprint for fair demolition compensation
Police ordered not to meddle in house demolition
Buildings fall with blast demolition
Court pledges to?'carefully' handle?demolition cases
Man sentenced to death over illegal demolition
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Boys in blue, meet the women in red
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Boys in blue, meet the women in red | |||||
CHONGQING - This southwestern municipality hopes to recolor the stern image of its police force with new uniforms that will make the public see red - that is, by issuing crimson-colored raincoats for women officers.
But rather than debuting on the catwalks, these stylish new outfits first appeared during patrols of the Renmin Square in the city's central district on Sunday. "I heard about the new uniforms two days ago and checked them out on the Internet," a patrol officer, who declined to be named, told China Daily on Tuesday in his station near Beichengtianjie shopping mall in Jiangbei district. His female colleague, who also would not be named, said she believed the new attire "looks great". "I wish I could try it on," she said. The new outfits are only for the special task squad, which has about 90 women officers, she explained. An official with the publicity department of the municipal police bureau told China Daily the getups are not actually uniforms but "just raincoats that keep out wind and rain, because these officers mostly work outside". The squad's deputy head Li Jiajie told local media the raincoat "not only looks good but also is convenient". "It rains a lot during winters in Chongqing, and the sky is gray," a taxi driver surnamed Li told local media. "It makes me feel light-hearted to see policewomen wearing bright red to direct the traffic." Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
Chongqing makes happiest list 
Red song concert held in Jinan 
Chongqing: Bo Xilai cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Broad US export growth to China: report
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Broad US export growth to China: report |
WASHINGTON - Exports to China rose broadly across the United States last year, the US-China Business Council said in annual report aimed at reducing anti-China trade sentiment in Congress. "In 2010, exports to China rose 32 percent - faster than export growth to any of the US top five export destinations. Even in states that had a mixed export story over the previous eight years - such as Maine, Wisconsin and Tennessee - exports from congressional districts to China generally rose faster than the rest of the world," the report said. China is now the third largest export market for the United States, behind Canada and Mexico. In the decade since Beijing joined the World Trade Organization, US exports to China have risen 468 percent to $91.9 billion, compared to a 55 percent rise in US exports to the rest of the world. Still, many lawmakers focus on imports from China, which have also risen dramatically and totaled $364 billion last year. The resulting $273 billion US trade deficit with China set a record, fueling complaints in Congress that Beijing's trade and currency practices violate global trade rules. The report examined US Census Bureau county export data for each of the 435 congressional districts represented in the US House of Representatives. It found that exports to China rose last year in 404 districts, a statistic the US-China Business Council hopes will make lawmakers think twice before voting for trade legislation that could prompt Beijing to retaliate. California's 42nd congressional district, east of Los Angeles, topped the list with an estimated $4.63 billion of exports to China last year, including computers and electronics, machinery, transportation equipment, other manufactured goods and chemicals, the report said. California, Washington, Texas, Louisiana and Oregon are the five states that export the most to China, so not surprisingly districts in those states showed the biggest sales. Although US exports to China have boomed over the last 10 years, the US share of that fast-growing import market has actually fallen to 7 percent, from 10 percent in 2000. The US-China Business Council urged President Barack Obama's administration to set a goal of raising that back to 10 percent as part of its wider effort to double US exports to more than $3 trillion by 2014. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags |
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Billions to help people displaced by hydro dam
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Billions to help people displaced by hydro dam | |||||
BEIJING - The Chinese government will invest 124 billion yuan ($19 billion) during the coming 10 years on follow-up projects associated with the Three Gorges Dam, an official who was in charge of the project told China Daily.
Gao said the State Council has agreed to the general plan. The details will be made public later this year after the final touches are added. About 1.3 million people were displaced during the building of the dam, which comprises the world's largest water control and hydropower project. The displaced people were resettled in 20 counties close to the dam in Chongqing municipality and Hubei province. "Despite the fact that they have settled down in new houses, they face difficult challenges associated with their changing lifestyles and the need to find work," Gao said. The Three Gorges Project caused the flooding of large tracts of agricultural land. Most people who were displaced by the project were uneducated farmers who lost their livelihoods. "The population density increased greatly in the area, while the amount of arable land was reduced, therefore the government has to help them learn new professions, such as work in the labor-intensive electronic industry and in tourism," said Gao. According to the plan, about 50 billion yuan will be invested in infrastructure in the counties on such things as job training, tourism development and the construction of schools. The executive office will also help ensure investment flows to local companies. Environmental protection and geological disaster prevention efforts will also be supported. While he admitted that "inevitable loss was imposed on the ecology, especially because of the loss of the habitat of some aquatic animals and plants", Gao said the project had played an invaluable role in flood prevention and in the generation of electricity and said it should be evaluated as having brought more "benefits than harm". The project is capable of generating 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. By the end of 2010, it had generated more than 440 billion kWh of electricity since it started to generate power in 2003. However, natural disasters have loomed. When the water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir rose to its highest level of 175 meters in September 2010, 97 sections of bank collapsed and 2,000 people were evacuated, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources. "That was because the water level of the reservoir keeps changing and causes imbalance along the two sides leading to the collapses," Gao said. "The plan emphasizes ensuring the safety of local people. However, it's a natural process and it will take about seven or eight years before balance is achieved." Construction of the multi-functional water control system began in 1992 as part of the nation's strategy to provide energy and prevent floods and drought. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
China's Three Gorges Project to be completed in five years
Drought leaves 190,000 short of water in SW China
Three Gorges water level drops to lowest level
Dam sees record touristscotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Blacklist system to monitor copyright
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Blacklist system to monitor copyright | |||||
BEIJING - China is planning to introduce a blacklist system for websites charged with online piracy of films and TV series as part of a major effort to better protect copyright, a senior official said on Friday. Wang Zhicheng, deputy director of the copyright department of the National Copyright Administration (NCA) said at a press conference that his administration plans to conduct a routine check every three months to review and supervise the legitimacy of the 50 most viewed films and 50 most viewed TV series on each major website.
The NCA will name and shame those websites that provide visitors with unauthorized films and TV series on the administration's website as a warning to copyright violators, Wang said. Any website that ignores the warning will face an administrative penalty or even criminal punishment, he warned. The NCA's three-month campaign against online piracy, codenamed Sword Net, ended in October 2010. In September 2010, the NCA issued a regulation requesting 15 pilot sites to provide details of the permission they had to offer their most watched films and TV series. The regulation stipulated that the websites had to remove any unauthorized products and to inform the NCA of any such decisions. However, until this month only six sites had submitted reports, while only two out of the 15 websites had completely deleted the video links, said Wang. Further investigation found each site had deleted an average of 75 pirated works. Two websites, including the popular verycd.com, were found to have retained pirated online videos and face severe punishment, Wang said. Verycd.com, a leading Chinese website offering free movie and music downloads - most deemed unauthorized - on Saturday removed all of its music download links. Earlier media reports speculated that the site might face suspension at the end of this month because it does not have a license. To ensure the regulation take effect, Wang urged the websites to continue to self-regulate and to report a list of their authorized works before Feb 14. The administration will then check the accuracy of their reports, he said. Wang Ziqiang, director of the copyright department, said the industry has improved in the past year after the government reinforced the crackdown on the once rampant online violation of copyright. According to Wang, in China about 70 percent of Korean TV dramas, which have been popular in recent years, have had authorization from the copyright owners. "We will bring to court those websites that repeatedly violate copyright," he said. Wang also advised copyright owners and online video websites to cooperate in reaching more agreements on distribution rights. Statistics from the State Intellectual Property Office showed the number of online intellectual property rights (IPR) violation cases in 2009 made up about 50 percent of all copyright cases. On Jan 11, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a judicial document that for the first time detailed the definition of online IPR violation. Huang Hua, a copyright expert with Beijing-based Wowa Media Company, hailed the administration's effort, saying the new move will at least deter further online copyright infringement. Huang suggested that an inter-ministry collaboration between the NCA, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television might be more effective in curbing online piracy. Cao Yin contributed to this story. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
China registers 82,000 software copyright protection applications
China vows tougher punishments for copyright piracy
China jails 3 men for 10-13 yrs for copyright violations
China moves to take down copyright pirates2012年6月27日星期三
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing to develop 42 new suburban towns
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing to develop 42 new suburban towns | |
Beijing - The capital is to raise 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) during the next decade to tap the diverse potential of 42 underdeveloped suburban towns, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.
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cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing Timetable for reform laid out
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing Timetable for reform laid out |
The Chinese government announced a detailed timetable for the reform of public institutions, State media reported on Thursday. Starting this year and continuing until 2015, the government will classify public institutions in accordance with their functions, said the statement from a reform work conference. Before 2020, public institutions operating commercial businesses, for example, publishing houses, media organizations, stadiums and film studios, will become independent enterprises responsible for their own profits, the statement said. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags, promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag, environmental bags |
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing tightens restrictions on flat buying
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing tightens restrictions on flat buying | |||||
Non-locals have to pay income tax for 5 years before purchasing home BEIJING - The Beijing municipal government released a package of rules on Wednesday to restrict home purchases in the capital and rein in soaring property prices.
Under the rules, non-Beijing residents must have paid their monthly social security contribution or income tax for five consecutive years before they are eligible to buy their first apartment in the city. The rules also state that people with Beijing residence permits will be limited to two properties, and eligible non-locals will be allowed to buy only one. Pan Shiyi, chairman of developer SOHO China, said the rules will have a major impact on the housing market.  "It will not only weigh down Beijing's property prices but also affect the lives of non-locals living and working in the city," Pan said. Many experts believe the five-year social security and income-tax payment requirement for non-locals is the strictest among cities that have launched home-purchase restriction policies. "The rules will become a wind vane for other cities. They have shown the municipal government's resolve to curb rising property prices," said Lin Lei, marketing chief of Century 21st, a US-listed real estate brokerage company. If the policies are implemented soundly, home purchases will further decline, Lin noted. The rules, in addition to the planned increase in the supply of welfare housing, will probably turn the booming housing market sour this year, she added. Statistics from the Beijing Property Transaction website show that property sales in Beijing dropped 60 percent in the first week after the Spring Festival holidays compared to the week prior to the holidays. Li Daokui, an adviser to the People's Bank of China, said the effect of the new rules will soon become evident. "Beijing's property market will probably run into a deadlock. Transactions will fall but prices will remain high until property developers suffer a severe cash-flow shortage," Li said in his micro blog. China has been cracking down on property bubbles, with around 30 cities imposing restrictions on home purchases. The government last month raised the minimum down payment for second-home purchases from 50 percent to 60 percent. Property taxes were also introduced in Shanghai and Chongqing. Wang Gehong, president of Beijing GrandChina Real Estate Fund, said all the home-purchase restrictions rolled out so far are temporary, and "aim to curb speculation". They will help the government gain more time to boost supply, especially of affordable housing, he said. Property prices nationwide registered their smallest year-on-year gains in December, after peaking at 12.8 percent in April. Prices in 70 major cities rose 6.4 percent in December from a year earlier, compared to a 7.7-percent increase in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Despite the slowing annual growth rate, property prices in the 70 cities posted their fourth straight month-on-month rise, with the gain in December standing at 0.3 percent. The NBS will release the country's property price index on Friday, the first time it will incorporate a revised method of calculation. The new method will enable the bureau to make better use of data from market watchers, instead of basing calculations on data provided by developers. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
Low-cost housing projects sprout up in Pingdingshan 
Ministry to make local govt pledge subsidized housing supply 
More cities face housing purchase limitations 
Public rental housing eases distress in Chongqing cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing to tally cost of government vehicles
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing to tally cost of government vehicles | |||||
BEIJING - The capital's municipal government will disclose how much it spends on purchases of official vehicles and related costs this year, said a senior city financial official. Meng Jingwei, deputy director and spokesman for the city's finance bureau, made the comments in response to public criticism that the department had withheld the number of vehicles the municipal government owns.
"Not all of the official vehicles in Beijing are owned by the municipal government," said Meng. Other vehicles belong to central government departments, the military, State-owned enterprises and other authorities, he added. The municipal government does not know the exact number of those vehicles, said Meng. In China, vehicles owned by State-owned enterprises are often described as official vehicles, while the finance bureau does not count these vehicles as municipal government vehicles. Only vehicles using funds appropriated for the municipal government fall into this category, said Meng.? The Beijing municipal government was the first province-level government to disclose the number of its official vehicles. Meanwhile, the city's government departments also disclosed plans to spend about 40 million yuan ($6.1 million) on new official vehicles this year. In late March, Premier Wen Jiabao ordered the number of vehicles owned by central government departments be made public by June. The spending on purchases of new vehicles and fuel costs should also be published, he said. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | |||||
Money charged for private use of govt vehicles
GPS to curb misuse of govt vehicles
A brake on official cars
Use of govt cars to be monitored during festivalcotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing tightens grip on fireworks amid safety concerns
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- Beijing tightens grip on fireworks amid safety concerns | ||||
BEIJING -- Beijing authorities have cracked down on clandestine sales of shoddy and extra loud fireworks in towns bordering Hebei province to minimize fire risks and injuries in the capital. With memories of the 2009 fire near the new offices of CCTV, the national television network, still fresh and two deaths last week caused by shoddy fireworks, the municipal public security bureau has set up checkpoints in towns on the Beijing-Hebei border to stop shoddy products from entering the city proper. Liu Zhendong, a Beijing-born sales clerk, said he did not make his routine fireworks shopping trip to Gu'an, a small town in Hebei that is separated from Beijing's southwestern Daxing District by only one road. "My colleagues who went there two weeks ago were stopped by police, their trunks were searched and they were told to light up all the fireworks right there," said Liu. Many Beijingers choose to buy fireworks in Gu'an or Yanjiao, a satellite town neighboring Tongzhou District in eastern Beijing, where loud, powerful and long-lasting fireworks, which are never found at Beijing's fireworks stalls, were widely available at low prices. In Gu'an, vendors could be seen waving fireworks packages at the roadside whenever a car with Beijing license plates was in sight. Strings of 2,000 firecrackers sold for 20 yuan, less than half the retail price at Beijing's 560 franchised stalls. Though some early birds had smuggled in fireworks before the franchised stalls started business on January 29, many like Liu avoided taking the risk.
The Chinese set off fireworks to see in the New Year in a centuries-old custom to scare away evil spirits. LOOMING RISK Though the toll booths from Gu'an and Yanjiao to Beijing are heavily guarded by police from Hebei and Beijing, some vendors give their customers directions to escape detection. "Jingkai Expressway is not the only route into Beijing. Just make a detour -- drive west to Daguang Expressway and then drive northeast back to Beijing," a fireworks vendor in Gu'an told customers. "I promise there's no checkpoint on that route." A trip on the alternative route takes just 30 minutes. Ma Li, an officer in charge of fireworks supervision at Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, said Chinese fireworks were categorized A, B, C and D, from the strongest to the mildest. "Only C and D levels are allowed in Beijing. Fireworks sold in Gu'an are often of B, or even C, level and are highly hazardous," said Ma. The two men who died in explosions last week had both set off fireworks from outside the capital, said a statement from the Beijing Office on Fireworks and Firecrackers. Shoddy fireworks were also to blame for 233 injuries Wednesday night, the eve of the Lunar New Year, it said. At Beijing's Tongren Hospital, the city's leading center for eye injuries, 78 of the 85 patients injured by fireworks received eye operations. A quarter of them were children, said Dr. Lu Hai. Since October last year, Beijing has disposed of 7,500 boxes of illegal fireworks, mostly from Hebei and Tianjin, said a spokesman with Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. Before the Spring Festival, the bureau installed cameras at all 560 franchised fireworks stalls in the city proper to detect clandestine deals of substandard products. The videos could help in investigations into fireworks-triggered injuries or fires. According to rules issued in 2006, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on the Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's Day, and from 7 am to midnight every day until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags | ||||
Fireworks blamed for increase in fires
Fireworks in Hong Kong for Year of the Rabbit
Fireworks light up sky on Chinese New Year's Eve
Explosion of fireworks an echo of China's past2012年6月26日星期二
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- 22 children rescued from abduction cases
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- 22 children rescued from abduction cases |
BEIJING -- Chinese police have recently cracked a series of major cases concerning child abduction, arresting 40 criminal suspects and rescuing 22 kidnapped children. According to a Thursday statement from the Ministry of Public Security, 30-year-old Su Tonghui and other leaders of a gang involved in human trafficking were discovered kidnapping children in southwest China's Yunnan Province and selling them in southeast Fujian Province. Police authorities in the two provinces simultaneously dispatched more than 200 police officers on Wednesday to arrest the gang members and rescue the kidnapped the children, according to the statement. The statement said that several major suspects were arrested, including Su Tonghui, 28-year-old Su Tonglin, 43-year-old Mao Xingkai and 25-year-old Pu Jingcong. Police located and rescued 22 children who had already been kidnapped by the gang, according to the statement. Their cases are still under investigation. China launched a campaign to crack down on kidnapping and human trafficking in April of 2009. As of March 14 of this year, police have rescued more than 13,000 abducted children and 23,000 women. Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags |
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- 16 suspects charged in pork scandal
cotton bags,messenger bag,reusable bags- 16 suspects charged in pork scandal | ||
BEIJING - China's top prosecution body has filed charges of breach of duty against 16 government officials implicated in a tainted pork scandal, while the alleged misdeeds of another 41 are still being probed. An official with the Supreme People's Procuratorate confirmed to China Daily that investigations are being conducted into the actions of 12 civil servants, who include quarantine inspectors and animal-epidemic prevention coordinators in Central China's Henan province, as well as four officials from the commerce bureau and animal health control department in East China's Jiangsu province. The official, who asked to not be named, said prosecutors also have another 41 officials in Henan under scrutiny and have applied coercive measures against 72 farmers and brokers suspected of producing and selling tainted pork. The Henan-based Jiyuan Shuanghui Food Co Ltd, was accused this past month of purchasing pigs fed with clenbuterol, an illegal addictive also described as "lean meat powder". The banned supplement, which is often used to produce leaner meat, can cause heart palpitations and dizziness in human beings. Wan Long, board chairman of Shuanghui Group, apologized to consumers on behalf of the company on Thursday, the second time he has done so after the exposure of the company's use of the illegal additive. Wan said Shuanghui has adopted six measures to prevent such contamination from recurring and said the company has been made into a "scapegoat". He also said the incident has cost Shuanghui more than 12.1 billion yuan ($1.85 billion), according to the latest calculations. The tainted pork, whose harmful effects have been described as "isolated" by the Ministry of Agriculture, has added to the country's long list of food scandals. Following the scandal, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the results of a spot-check that tested more than 310,000 pigs in Henan province, saying that only 134 of the animals were found to have been fed with the illegal additive. Even so, pigs in Jiangsu and Guangdong provinces and Shanghai yielded positive test results, suggesting the tainted pigs have been sold outside of Henan province. Yang Guizhi, a 53-year-old Henan resident, said she is very worried and that she stopped buying meat when she heard of the scandal. "I feel scared when I look back and realize I always bought lean pork," she said. "I may eat beef or lamb in the future, but no more pork." Yang said she has told her daughter - who works in Beijing - to eat less meat. Sang Liwei, a food safety lawyer in Beijing and a representative of the Global Food Safety Forum, a non-government organization, told China Daily that "third-party tests", conducted by an agency independent of both food producers and the government, may be the best way to respond to the concerns that have arisen over food safety during a series of recent scandals, starting with an infamous discovery of tainted milk in 2008. "The results will be disappointing if we let companies check the quality of their own food products," he said. "So our organization has been promoting the idea of third-party tests for a long time, and I hope this tainted-pork case will make food processors aware of the importance of this idea." The country's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the China Association for Quality, said it is adopting a system to assess the efficiency of the quality supervision measures undertaken by local governments. China Daily (China Daily 04/02/2011 page3) Tags: green bags, greenbags, recyclable bags, non woven bag, non woven bags, nylon bag, cotton bag,cotton bags, messenger bag, reusable bags, bag, bags, handbag, eco bags, tote bag, paper pen,promotional, promotional gifts, promotional products, promotion products, promotional bags,promotional bag, business card, name card, shopping bags, canvas bag, calico bags, calico bag,environmental bags |
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