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Fractured supply lines hinder food safety in 皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-14 09:58

BEIJING -- A salient reason for 皇冠体育app's current food safety crisis is fractured supply lines between the agricultural sector and food manufacturers, said head of 皇冠体育app's leading food producer on Monday.

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There is insufficient coordination between enterprises in the upper and lower links of the supply chain, said Yu Xubo, president of 皇冠体育app National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), 皇冠体育app's leading food manufacturer.

DEHP contamination is the latest food safety scandal to hit 皇冠体育app. DEHP is plasticizer that may cause hormonal malfunctions in children if consumed in large doses.

A COFCO survey of 95,191 interviewees shows 90.3 percent of Chinese are not satisfied with the country's current level of food safety.