China Gives $48,000 Incentive to Food Safety Whistleblowers
When China announced its food safety whistleblower reward program in late 2011, reports didn't say how much would be up for grabs, andsix months later, fear of retaliation was still routine among those merely keeping track of public data – including the recall of mercury-tainted infant formula by China's biggest milk producer.
This week, Reuters reports that Chinese authorities will offer up to $48,200 as a cash reward to individuals who report food safety violations (and whose claims are then confirmed).
Read this complete story at the Food Integrity Campaign.
