Departments and ministries under the State Council have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including food safety, salt prices, real estate market management, senior high school rankings and the safety of X-ray security inspection devices for airplane and train passengers.

The China Food and Drug Administration has inspected 369 samples of fruit, meat products, liquor, pastries and biscuits and found seven substandard samples. Local food and drug administrations have urged food manufacturers responsible for the substandard samples to recall the products, analyze the problems and rectify them.

The administration also called for halting sales of these substandard items, reporting the result of their investigation to the China Food and Drug Administration and publicizing the findings.