2011 increased by 22 percent from 2010. 1 Chinese statistics artificially deflate the number
of poisonings and inflate food inspection pass rates, yet a recent survey conducted by the
Pew Research Center shows that in 2012 41 percent of respondents identified food safety
as a “serious problem”—up from just 12 percent in 2008. 2 Food safety now represents one
of the top three governance concerns of China's population, along with inequality and …