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China's Total Recall

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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao announced a draft law designed to increase food safety on Wednesday. The new legislation comes in the wake of a nationwide crackdown on the sale of tainted food and other consumer products. On Monday, Chinese officials announced the arrest of over 700 people charged with violating food safety laws. These are welcome developments for the millions of Americans who consume Chinese products every day. Since Mattel/Fisher-Price announced a recall of 18.6 million toys made with lead paint and other hazardous materials this summer, consumer protection advocates have been clamoring for better inspection of Chinese goods.

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Olivier Kamanda

Olivier is founder and editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Digest. He has conducted extensive research on nuclear power technology, regulatory law and proliferation issues. In addition he has written on the rule of law in post-conflict societies and transitional justice in central Africa. Prior to founding the Foreign Policy Digest, Olivier was Deputy Campaign Manager for Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. He also served as a Senior Management Analyst in BearingPoint's Homeland Security Sector.He is Truman National Security Fellow and a columnist for the HuffingtonPost's OffTheBus Project. In addition, Olivier has served on a number of boards including the Board of Trustees of Princeton University and the Board of Directors of the Nepalese Children's Education Fund.Olivier received his B.S.E from Princeton University and is currently pursuing a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he is an executive editor of the Journal of International Law.