Police have arrested 904 suspects over the past three months who are accused of manufacturing and selling 20,000 metric tons of tainted and substandard meat products, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

Since January, police have dealt with 382 major cases involving the production and processing of water-injected meat, fake beef and lamb, rotten meat, and toxic meat products, the ministry said.

The ministry in January initiated action to combat crimes relating to food safety. Over the past three months, police have cracked down on 2,010 such cases, and arrested 3,576 suspects.