U.S. Officials Head to China to Talk Food Safety

WASHINGTON — A team of U.S. health officials arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on food and drug safety after a string of toxic Chinese exports triggered global concern about the country's products.

The delegation, led by U.S. Health and Human Services official Rich McKeown, will discuss boosting the flow of information and devising regulations that both sides can be confident in, the department said in a statement issued prior to the group's arrival.

They will focus on developing a pair of agreements on the safety of food and feed and safety of drugs and medical devices, hopefully to be completed by December, said the statement, attributed to department Secretary Mike Leavitt.

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