China to take aim at fake, dangerous drugs: official
China will step up its battle against fake and dangerous drugs, deepening a probe into pharmaceutical production following a scandal involving a former senior safety official, state media said on Friday.
The government will review production licenses for 170,000 drugs, focusing on those given out between 1999 and 2002, the official China Daily cited Vice Premier Wu Yi as telling a high-level meeting.
"Wu's action is seen as a major effort to reorganize the disorderly drug market — the legacy of the disgraced former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu," the newspaper said.
Reuters
10 February 2007