Some 148 food plants providing meals for the Beijing Olympic Games are under 24-hour inspection from health authorities, Chinese state press said Thursday.
The inspectors are monitoring the production process and sanitation, while also carefully checking product quality, the China Daily reported.
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"No product can leave the factory without our ratification."
Earlier this year, China's quality watchdog pledged safe food for the Beijing Olympics, addressing concerns arising from a string of quality scandals over items produced in the country.
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"All the products must obtain a quality safety label before they are allowed to be delivered to the Olympic Games," he said.
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Beijing then launched a crackdown on shoddy products.
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