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And the latest attempt at ensuring food safety in China, authorities are now offering monetary rewards for those who help report food safety violations. Here's more.

After a series of tainted food scandals in China, the regime's latest plan to tackle food safety is a new reward system. According to a state media report on Thursday, people will now be given monetary incentive to report illegal food activity.

Chinese state media, Xinhua, cites a directive stating, "Government departments at all levels must set up dedicated funds for a reward system for reporting on food safety."

Supposedly, tipsters will be rewarded if the accusations can be proven legitimate. The amount of reward money was not specified.

The report especially encouraged those who work under said companies or individuals to report their superiors. It added that anonymity measures still needed to put into place, so people would not fear retaliation.

So far, the Chinese regime's attempts to stem food safety problems—including harsher sentences, increased regulation, campaigns, two-year plans, and food safety education—have not been successful.

Since the melamine milk scandal in 2008, which sickened 300,000 babies and killed at least six, various food safety scandals have surfaced in China, including tainted rice, pork, wine, instant noodles, steamed buns, and milk powder.