The conscience of enterprises is inherently unreliable. It is the responsibility of the quality inspection department to prevent bad enterprises from endangering the public. But what we see is that the quality inspection department has not fulfilled its duties well, and even become an accomplice of bad enterprises. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine awarded the title of "Exemption from Inspection" to famous brand enterprises, giving them the privilege of exemption from inspection. Even in routine market spot checks, it is found that there are problems with the products of famous brand enterprises, and it is not announced as usual. It is said that in order to protect national brands, only the products of small enterprises will be on the "black list". Once foreign quality inspection departments find that the products imported from China are defective, the first reaction of AQSIQ is often to deny it, claiming that "foreign media deliberately hyped, created the commodity threat theory in China, and demonized China commodities" (Li Changjiang, former director of AQSIQ, made a speech last year).
As an open trade secret, melamine (euphemistically called "protein essence") has been mixed into feed, bean products and dairy products as protein, which has been popular in China for several years. Biotechnology companies promoting "protein essence" have blossomed everywhere, showing the huge market. AQSIQ should not be unaware of it. However, after the melamine incident in American pet food was exposed internationally as a trade secret of China last year, AQSIQ still thought it was "suppressing and discrediting' Made in China', with obvious political background and intention". At that time, the results of spot checks on various domestic foods, including dairy products, claimed that no melamine was found.
It is said that due to the shortage of manpower, the quality inspection and industrial and commercial administrative departments usually do not take the initiative to enforce the law, and can only "passively enforce the law" after complaints or media exposure. But even if someone complains, they may not take it seriously. In July this year, a pediatrician found that Sanlu formula milk powder caused renal failure in many infants and complained to the AQSIQ. The food production supervision department of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine only gave a reply: "Please report this problem to the health department" and ignored it. After the Sanlu milk powder problem was exposed in the media, the AQSIQ deleted this complaint on the website, claiming that it was only on September 9 that the Sanlu milk powder problem was learned from media reports.
. After the Sanlu milk powder problem was exposed in the media, the AQSIQ deleted this complaint on the website, claiming that it was only on September 9 that the Sanlu milk powder problem was learned from media reports. It was not until the Sanlu milk powder incident shocked the whole country that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) took urgent action to carry out special rectification on the quality and safety of dairy products nationwide, and sent more than 5,000 quality inspectors to various dairy enterprises to detect melamine in each batch of raw milk and ex-factory products. With the current limelight, it is estimated that no one dares to mix melamine again, not to mention that even the best raw milk will be dumped if it is not sold, and there is no need to mix it. Therefore, I suspect that melamine will be detected in any batch of products now. This special rectification "campaign" with China characteristics has no practical significance except creating momentum, and it is very dangerous: putting most (if not all) quality inspectors into this special rectification means giving up the monitoring of other products at the same time. The cost of detecting melamine is not low, but the administrative cost is higher, so this "battle" cannot last long. Once the limelight is over, melamine may make a comeback. Even if melamine is completely killed this time, this "movement" can't stop other means of counterfeiting. As long as counterfeiters change their methods, they can avoid detection and continue to get away with it. Domestic dairy products may never become cleaner, and all kinds of fake and shoddy food will continue to exist as a part of daily life in China. Zhonggong can't investigate the dereliction of duty of the quality inspection department, but can only expect its superior departments to investigate. Li Changjiang's resignation may calm the public's anger, but for China officials, being removed from office is equivalent to taking a vacation and will soon appear in other positions at the same level. The responsibility of other personnel in the quality inspection department will probably not be traced. It is impossible for China media to investigate, supervise and criticize AQSIQ. In fact, the report of the whole incident was under the control of the government propaganda department from the beginning, requiring the media not to "hype" and not to investigate and report the victims. In addition to Sanlu's arrest to take the rap, other business leaders don't have to worry about being investigated for legal responsibility, and even individuals don't have to worry about bearing economic losses-when they heard the news, some business leaders have already cashed out. In addition to market losses, it seems that the enterprises involved will not be punished by law. Lawyers are required not to represent the victims in the case of claiming compensation from enterprises. Victims may get some state compensation in the future, and the consequences caused by "heartless" enterprises should be paid by taxpayers who have no right to speak. This situation is somewhat similar to that of the United States a hundred years ago. At that time, inferior, counterfeit and toxic food and drugs were rampant in the United States. A group of journalists called "dung harrow" investigated and exposed a large number of shocking cases: dirty meat processing plants and poisoning.