Chen Wenqing presided over a special meeting and emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and to further promote the special work of strictly investigating and punishing crimes that endanger food safety in accordance with the law.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 11th. Chen Wenqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, chaired a special meeting on the 11th, emphasizing the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on food safety, always adhere to the people-centered development idea, deeply promote the special work of strictly investigating and punishing crimes that endanger food safety in accordance with the law, and use the rule of law to safeguard the safety and health of the people.

Chen Wenqing pointed out that since the launch of the special work, relevant departments in various places have conscientiously implemented the requirements of the "Opinions of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission on Strictly Investigating and Handling Illegal Crimes Endangering Food Safety in accordance with the Law", carefully organized and steadily advanced, and strictly investigated and dealt with a number of major and important cases in accordance with the law, achieving positive results in stages.

Chen Wenqing emphasized that it is necessary to further focus on target requirements, refine work tasks, and consolidate the responsibilities of all parties to ensure that the special work achieves tangible and tangible results. It is necessary to increase efforts to identify clues, open up reporting channels for the masses, dig deep into the entire chain for clues in investigation cases, and improve the clue transfer mechanism between political and legal agencies and relevant departments. It is necessary to focus on key cases, supervise their handling, classify them, and implement precise policies, and release typical cases to strengthen guidance on similar cases. We must always maintain a high-pressure and crackdown posture, and implement strict requirements in accordance with the law throughout all aspects of criminal proceedings, including investigation, arrest, prosecution, trial, and penalty execution. It is necessary to revise and improve laws and regulations related to food safety, update the list of illegally added substances, improve the two-way connection mechanism for executions, establish a joint consultation mechanism for major cases, and promote all parties to work together to protect the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the people.