Collective liability for SFDA

The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) will adopt a collective liability system under which officials involved in approving shady drugs will be exposed, a top official said yesterday.

Wu Zhen, SFDA deputy director, said in an online interview posted yesterday on gov.cn that his heart "aches" over the handful of corrupted officials who had tainted the SFDA system.

As Wu made these comments, the SFDA was in the middle of corruption scandal following the downfalls of a several officials because of graft charges.