Officials urged to focus on food and drug safety

Prosecutors must focus their attention on dereliction of duty by officials and malpractice concerning food and drug safety or the environment, a senior prosecutor from the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.

"These relate to people's lives and health, and we will punish anyone found guilty," said Cao Jianming, general prosecutor of the SPP.

Cao said cases handled by prosecuting departments have soared sharply.