China vows to tackle counterfeit drugs
December 20th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Dec 20 (IANS) China will maintain its iron-hand policy in combating fake drugs next year, the country’s drug watchdog said Tuesday.
Shao Mingli, head of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), made the remarks at a national conference on the supervision and management of drugs and food.
Shao said authorities will combat counterfeiting and added that enterprises involved will be severely punished.
China launched a two-year special campaign from July 2009 to July 2011, during which authorities investigated more than 42,000 cases and shut down 1,093 illegal websites, reported Xinhua.
Shao said that fake drug related crimes are showing some new characteristics, as the Internet and mailings are used in marketing, and high technology measures have increasingly been employed in manufacturing.
The authorities will regulate drug-related online information and transactions, and establish a monitoring network covering all the prefectures of the country.
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