Checks on imported food to get tougher

Laws to reflect changes as Chinese buy more from abroad after domestic scandals

The food quality watchdog is set to further strengthen the regulation of imported foods, which are growing more popular following a series of food safety scandals in China.

Lin Wei, director of the Imported Food Safety Bureau of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, revealed the initiative on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 2015 National Food Safety Awareness Week.