On November 24, 1191 food safety cases were reported in the third quarter. This is an increase of 96.5 percent compared with the same period last year. Fines issued totaled 6.19 million yuan, a 48 percent increase over last year. According to information provided by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), the Sanlu dairy case resulted in all local administrations for industry and commerce to increase their efforts in food safety investigations.