BEIJING, Jan. 11 -- State Councilor Wang Yong has urged efforts to intensify market supervision and ensure products' safety for the upcoming shopping spree ahead of China's traditional spring festival holiday.

During a two-day tour of central China's Henan Province on Friday and Saturday, Wang visited local markets, food processing enterprises and inspection and quarantine points for imported and exported goods.

He said that the quality and safety of goods is closely related to the public's interests and that supervision departments should strengthen supervision and maintain market order.

"Officials in quality supervision departments at all levels should bear zero tolerance to any products' safety problem," the state councilor added.