Efforts show in better products for export, import and domestic consumption

The percentage of Chinese exports to Africa found to be substandard dropped substantially, from 7.6 percent in 2014 to 3.2 percent last year. China has been working with 14 African countries for the past several years to fight exports of fake and poor quality goods. China also has trained over 1,000 personnel from African countries in quality supervision, inspection and quarantine issues in recent decades.

Also, oversight of food imports and exports will be strengthened to ensure food safety. Imports of over 2,000 kinds of food from 178 countries and regions are now permitted by Chinese authorities after they are evaluated. The administration has intensified its efforts in recent years in the inspection and quarantine of food to be imported into China. It also has established a national database for recording information on sales of imported food to track down problematic products when needed. Last year, 352 food importers and exporters from home and abroad were blacklisted for wrongdoing.

Zhi Shuping, minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine