The EU Consumer Protection Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva said that China needs to put product safety at the top of its to-do-list and invest particularly in small companies that do not have the capital to invest in quality.
The quality of Chinese produce were brought into question last year
when dog and cat deaths in the U.S. were connected to a pet food
component made in China and panic grew further after potentially
dangerous toxins and chemicals were found in products varying from
toothpaste to fish to toys to electrical appliances. Media reports that
half of all dangerous products seized by European customs in 2007 came
from China.
China has tried to tackle the problem, by introducing barcodes that are
meant to track the production chain and has last year audited 3,540
manufacturers with export licenses and over 700 companies lost their
right to export because of inadequate safety measures. But the EU is
not quite satisfied yet, because out of 1,605 dangerous products
flagged last year, the Chinese authorities took action in just under
half the cases.
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