From the Epoch Times International: CHINA”One of China’s seven major Rivers, the Huai River, is suddenly showing signs of serious chemical pollution. Its biggest tributary, the Ying River, now has a white froth band that stretches downstream for 500 meters. According to reports from Xinhua News Agency [photo series], the Fuyang Environmental Protection Department indicated […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Production, sale and transportation are the stages where food products can be contaminated. Unfortunately, none of the three stages in China is free of problems, says CPPCC member Chen Zhizhe, of Fujian’s Xiehe Hospital. There’s a high chance of food getting contaminated during processing or sale. Nearly 1 million factories, 70 percent […]
Read Moreinspection in the 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions on the Chinese mainland. From People’s Daily: China’s Health Ministry made public Wednesday an interim regulation aimed at strengthening coordination of food safety. The Ministry is soliciting public opinion on the regulation, which is posted on its website. The regulation stipulates that health watchdogs at the […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China will set up a food safety information system to keep people better informed, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday, after a spate of scares over everything from fake baby milk to carcinogenic fish. “We must pay attention to hygiene and safety of the public’s food and drink, and at the same […]
Read MoreFrom Agence France-Presse: Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday that China needed to stop wasting energy and care more for the environment as its booming economy continues to soar. China is one of the most polluted countries in the world and last year missed official targets to cut pollution and improve environmental efficiency — a situation […]
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