Seventeen agricultural and food experts received appointment
letters in Shanghai Monday, becoming members of the newly-founded
food safety think tank in east China's industrial and commercial
center Shanghai.
The experts come from the China Disease Prevention and Control
Center, Fudan
University, Shanghai
Jiaotong University and Institute of Nutrition of Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
All the experts of the think tank have rich experiences in
agricultural products and food production, processing and testing,
said Professor Pan Yingjie from Shanghai Fisheries
University, who is a member of the think tank.
Pan said the chief responsibilities of the think tank are to
provide advice and professional technical supports for the
government's policy, appraisal, early warnings and investigation
concerning food safety.
The tenure of the membership is two years, said Pan.
"Food safety has already become a focus of the society as a
whole and the early warning mechanism is catching more attention in
this field," Pan said, adding that the think tank will be able to
provide comprehensive and effective supports for the mechanism.
(Xinhua News Agency January 24, 2006)