Considering it has the world's largest government bureaucracy, it's amazing how fast China can move when it wants to. Stung in 2007 by exceptionally bad PR for lead paint on toys and chemically tainted foods, the Chinese government has promulgated a host of new laws to shore up confidence among consumers of its exported products.

　　With the start of the new year, China has launched campaigns to explain what it's doing. The linked video on safe food packaging shows an example of how they're trying to achieve this.

　　Will this help the Chinese gain status as a safe, low-cost provider of consumer products? Or is it too little, too late?