He said all food products supplied for the Olympics will be made by accredited companies that have passed stringent scientific and market tests. All such products have to carry a safe quality label.

Major food products, such as meat and vegetables, must come from designated farms, and all food products will undergo repeated and tough inspections from the production stage to the kitchen, he said.

The success of the just-ended special campaign against sub-standard products is another reason that Pu is confident about safe food for the players and officials during the Games.

"The tasks of the rectification campaign have been fulfilled completely and all its objectives reached. Illegal practices of using non-food material and/or recycled food to make and process food products have been eliminated. Abuse of food additives such as preservatives and colors, too, has almost stopped."

Pu's demeanor when he made the remarks exhibited his confidence. He had a smile on his face, rarely seen since mid-last year when the quality of China's food products hit the headlines after tainted additive exported from China contaminated pet food in North America. The incident was followed by extensive reports on allegedly unsafe seafood, candies and toys from China.

AQSIQ head Li Changjiang conceded that last year was a difficult time for Chinese quality supervision departments. "It was a year full of sweet, sour and bitter experience.

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