Pre-New Year food safety campaign

China will launch a pre-Lunar New Year crackdown on food safety, Reuters reported. The campaign would focus on seven provinces, including Hebei where the milk contamination scandal began, official said. "Groups and individuals who have broken the law will be dealt with firmly to completely ensure people's food safety over the holiday period," ministry spokesman, Mao Qunan said, "We will report important cases to society in a timely manner."