National Food and Drugs Homology Industry Science and Technology Innovation Alliance was established
 
On July 4th,under guidance of relevant departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Science and Technology, organized by Institute of Food Science and Technology CAAS, innitiated by academicians and experts of agriculture, medicine, light industry, food, finance and other areas, the establishment conference of National Food and Drugs Homology Industry Science and Technology Innovation Alliance was held in Beijing.

Zong Jinyao , director of Agricultural Products Processing Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture attended the event and said that scale-benefit of China's food and drugs homology industry has not yet formed,and science publicity in this field is lagging behind. National Food and Drugs Homology Industry Science and Technology Innovation Alliance has gathered agriculture, food, medical, Chinese medicine, catering and related industry units nationwide. On the basis of succession of traditional diet health culture essence, the alliance will continue to lead the innovation of science and technology, model, management and mechanism of the industry, and will strive to develop new science and technologies, new products, new equipment, and will vigorously develop new formats, new models, new industries and new systems to promote synergic development of agriculture, food and medical and medicine industries, so as to accelerate the construction of healthy China.

Mei Fangquan, chairman of the Alliance’s Expert Advisory Committee, said that food and medicine homology has a long history. Modern science and technology and a large number of clinical practice had further proved that food and medicine homology products have both medical efficacy and nutritional function, sticking to which can effectively prevent chronic disease , reduce risk of illness, and improve the health of the whole nation.