US Urges Chinese to Accept New Rules for Food Safety

The United States has urged China to accept new safety rules for its food and drug exports.  American officials said the rules would include a new list of Chinese exporters.

Last week, United States health inspectors began examining toothpaste from China.  The government acted after tubes of the teeth-cleaning substance were sent to Panama and the Dominican Republic.   The toothpaste was found to contain diethylene glycol, a deadly chemical.  But no deaths linked to the toothpaste have been reported.