2 Oct, 2008 - The Chinese Government has vowed to stop dairy exports until it can guarantee their safety, a Japanese official has said.
The Japanese Government official said the promise was made in a meeting in Beijing with diplomats from several countries.
The Chinese Government was keen to stress that it had reacted to the situation quickly and had taken measures to halt exports of dairy products until their safety can be fully confirmed, said the Japanese source.
China confirmed that tests had revealed 12% of its milk powder products were contaminated with melamine and that 53,000 infants had so far been sickened and four died as a result of consuming tainted products.