The White House on Wednesday ordered the formation of an import safety panel to review strategy in the wake of a series of consumer and food product scares that have raised concerns over the safety of products from China.
President George W. Bush formed the import safety working group, comprising government agencies, and asked Michael Leavitt, secretary of health and human services, to chair the group and report back in 60 days.
"The world is changing, and in order to make sure that we can continue to have the confidence of our consumers, we will continually review practices and procedures to assure the American consumer," the president said. "This is a serious issue."
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