Eight officials were fired last week for their negligence and poor oversight during the milk contamination scandal that occurred last year. David Barboza of the New York Times reports: The government said high-ranking regulators...
In the Year of the Pig, pigs are causing a lot of problems in China. From AP via The Washington Post: The Chinese government warned Friday that some of the country’s markets were selling tainted meat and threatened tough punishment against those behind the practice. China is fighting to overcome intense international criticism for exporting […]
After tightening the food safety standards of exports, Chinese inspectors turn their eyes to foreign imports. From AP, via Houston Chronicle: Certain health supplements and raisins imported from the United States failed to meet Chinese safety standards and have been returned or destroyed, the country’s food safety agency said today, turning the tables on the […]
From the Boston Globe: Chinese food safety officials are calling for more stringent inspections and testing of exports in the country’s latest push to improve its image amid international alarm over the quality of its products. Li Changjiang, the head of China’s main food safety agency, said the measures were a “political responsibility” that needed […]
From Reuters China: U.S. consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals. The decision to halt sales of SK-II – a line of beauty products made by P&G in Japan – came as […]
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