By Diao Ying (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-08-03 08:48

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Gao called for international cooperation to deal with food safety problems. "Rebuking each other is not going to solve the problem. Strengthening international cooperation is the only effective way to solve the problem.

"The Ministry of Commerce suggested cooperation with APEC members as early as in 2005, and helped set up the APEC food safety cooperation forum with Australia in 2006.

Gao suggested improving legal and law enforcement through international cooperation, as well as setting up of an emergency system to deal with quality problems.

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