A globally traded food supply has placed increasing concern on food safety within the People’s Republic of China especially regarding the falsification of food products to increase the price and value of food. This symposia is designed to focus on food safety in China at the government, academic, and manufacturing levels. The academic presentation will discuss the role that Michigan State University has been involved with bridging food safety knowledge between the East and West. The concluding two presentations – examples of management systems at the manufacturing level, Unilever and Cargill for the approaches on product safety and sustainability. Collectively this symposium is meant to provide an integrated approach to bridging the gaps and understanding the current approaches for food safety within China.

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