Govts test new models to ensure food safety

Community inspectors see results, vice-premiers in call for action

BEIJING - With State leaders adding their voices to calls for tougher measures on food safety, cities nationwide are seeing the benefits of pilot projects designed to get the grassroots of society more involved in reporting conflicts.

Vice-Premiers Li Keqiang and Hui Liangyu have both recently issued instructions to local authorities, urging them to make "forceful" and "resolute" efforts to boost consumer confidence and promote social harmony.