A Chinese quality control officer lost a case against Shanghai Husi Food after a Chinese court ruled the company did not violate food safety laws that could put consumers' health in jeopardy.

Wang Donglai worked as a quality control officer at Shanghai Husi Food from 2007 to 2013. He filed a case against his employer in 2013, alleging that he was forced to do illegal work that could potentially harm the consumers.

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The former employee said he disagreed with the company's practice becasue it violates food safety laws. He urged the Husi to stop, but company officials disregarded him.

At the time, Wang sought US$6,100 in compensation for the health damages he sustained from chlorine exposure at work. He claimed that Shanghai Husi forced him to work overtime and forge the production dates of the company's products.

However, the Shanghai Jiading District Court dismissed Wang's health claim in January after examinations showed that his health is normal and healthy.

Wang's case was dismissed when the judge said there was not enough evidence to support his claim of forced overtime. There was also no evidence that the company forged the dates on the products.

Shanghai Husi Food's lawyer Xia Yugang said Wang's case was an issue of labor dispute and not about the company's violation of food safety laws.

Xia said he no longer works for Shanghai Husi and that he does not know if the company made an internal investigation regarding Wang's claim.

"I believe Husi has sufficiently learned its lesson (from the current scandal) and if it wants to survive it certainly needs to improve its standards," Xia said.

On Wednesday, five Shanghai Husi employees were detained for allegedly selling expired products. The authorities ordered the company's plant to be closed by the end of the week following the allegations.

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