Food safety drive targets supervision

Negligence and corruption to blame for many safety scares

BEIJING - Authorities are targeting corruption and negligence among officials involved in food safety in a bid to curb a growing number of incidents concerning contaminated food.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), the top prosecuting agency, will investigate and crack down on crimes, including bribery, negligence and favoritism in the food industry, Qiu Xueqiang, SPP vice-president, said at a news briefing on Monday.