| The U.S. will station inspectors in three Chinese cities to scrutinize exports to the world's largest economy, responding to concerns over the safety of China-produced food, toys and pharmaceutical ingredients.
Up to 15 inspectors will be assigned to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou from October, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt said in an interview. China agreed in December 2007 to let the Food and Drug Administration establish China offices, among the agreements reached in its Strategic Economic Dialogue with the U.S.
China's government ``worked hard'' at improving safety, Leavitt said in Beijing. ``I don't think they've got the problem completely solved, but it was clear to them that the made-in- China brand was affected by product quality problems and they moved aggressively to begin making progress.''
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