Chinese authorities have recently unveiled measures to facilitate coordination between administrative and judicial organs in handling food and drug safety cases.

A document to the effect was jointly issued by China Food and Drug Administration, the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate as well as the executive office of the food safety commission under the State Council, China’s Cabinet.

In the past, problems, such as ambiguous standards in case transferring or undefined responsibilities of different authorities in investigation, have hampered China’s effort to combat food and drug safety crimes.