Japan Meets on Imports Amid China Concerns (Japan)
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japan's top governmental leaders and business officials held an emergency meeting to assess the safety of imported goods, especially the safety of Chinese goods and pharmaceuticals. They possibly will plot collective action as well as consider initiating dialogue with problem countries, reports Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki. Japanese ministers for health, farm, trade, and foreign affairs met with top private-sector officials from food, retail, and other sectors. Japan imported $8.2 billion in food from China in the last fiscal year, as well as high volumes of other goods. (Click here for more