WILL THE AMENDMENT TO THE FOOD SAFETY law be able to deal a heavy blow to offenders who incorporate unsafe addictives into the food we eat and thus relieve people of their worries about what they put into their mouths? This was the question on the minds of many when the draft amendment to the law adopted in 2009 was presented to the session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee for review on Monday.

Premier Li Keqiang said in his work report to the NPC plenary session in March that regulations and standards must be abided by to the letter to safeguard food safety. He stressed that the tightest supervision needed to be exercised over the entire food production chain, offenders should receive the most severe punishments and the strictest rules should be employed to hold relevant leaders accountable for food safety.

Obviously, what the premier promised should be included in the amendment.