MOH will oversee food, drug safety

The Ministry of Health (MOH) will oversee food and drug safety by taking over the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), a government institutional restructuring draft bill presented to the NPC stated yesterday.

With the reshuffle, the MOH will be responsible for overall coordination while handling food safety and organize investigations if and when a food crisis occurs, the bill stated.

The SFDA, which currently reports directly to the State Council like the MOH, will no longer be the country's top food and drug agency.