Minitrue: Don’t Hype Tainted Tianjin Pharma Products
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Josh Rudolph | Dec 24, 2015
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Sophie Beach | Jun 18, 2010
From Bloomberg: A Florida couple suffered $2.5 million in damages as a result of defective drywall from China, a Florida jury found yesterday, helping to set a standard for trials throughout the U.S. In the first jury trial in...
by Sophie Beach | Apr 9, 2010
Houses made with drywall produced in China have been plagued with numerous safety and health issues. Now a lawsuit brought by U.S. homeowners is targeting the Chinese drywall sector. From Asia Times: In a 108-page ruling issued...
by Sophie Beach | Nov 24, 2009
Two people were executed today for their role in milk contamination scandal which killed at least six children last year. From Reuters: A total of 21 Sanlu executives and middlemen were tried and sentenced in January by a court...
by Sophie Beach | Nov 23, 2009
Reports in the spring claimed that drywall made in China was causing health problems and corrosion on new buildings in Florida. A federal investigation has looked into the issue and recently issued a report. From the New York...
by Sophie Beach | Mar 24, 2009
More American media are following up on earlier reports that drywall made in China may be emitting noxious fumes into American homes, following the release of a report by the Florida Department of Health. From Good Morning...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 12, 2009
As if U.S. homeowners didn’t have enough to worry about these days, now drywall made in China may be emitting harmful fumes. From the Wall Street Journal: A handful of builders and environmental consultants are...
by Sophie Beach | Sep 26, 2008
The New York Times reports that the milk contamination crisis in China is going global as various countries, now including the U.S., recall products from China: In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday...
by cschultz | Sep 22, 2008
From the International Herald Tribune:After tainted baby milk, now toxic chairs from China.Customers in France who bought Chinese-made recliners are complaining of stinging allergic rashes and infections… The French...
by Gao Fei | Sep 17, 2008
Excerpts from an April 9, 2007, Wenhui Daily article shed light on the spin the Chinese official media put on last year’s food safety reporting by US media outlets, translated by CDT: The newest development in the pet food...
by Sophie Beach | Mar 13, 2008
The New York Times continues its reporting on the heparin scandal with news that the drug sold in the U.S., which has been linked to 19 deaths, was contaminated with a counterfeit fake version of the real thing: Routine tests...
by Sophie Beach | Feb 29, 2008
From the New York Times, more bad news for the manufacturers of the blood thinner Heparin: Amid indications that more people may have died or been harmed after being given a brand of the blood thinner heparin, federal drug...
by Sophie Beach | Feb 27, 2008
After the international spotlight focused on the safety of the drug Heparin, produced in China, the State Food and Drug Administration has said that the responsibility to check a drug’s safety lies with the importing...
by Ian Sherr | Feb 8, 2008
Time.com is running an article summarizing the Chinese “dumpling scandal” over the past week. What’s very interesting, however, is a quote buried near the end of the piece: China’s reaction has also been...
by Liu Yong | Feb 3, 2008
From AP: Investigators found insecticide on the outside of six bags of Chinese-made dumplings in Japan after separate dumplings made by the same company sickened 10 people there, police said Sunday. The police did not speculate...
by Sophie Beach | Feb 2, 2008
The New York Times follows up on their expose of tainted cancer drugs with an editorial calling for a stronger Federal Drug Administration in the U.S. to monitor imported pharmaceuticals: When Chinese regulators began to...
by Timothy Lesle | Jan 30, 2008
After a wave of food safety alarms last year, another Chinese-manufactured food is under scrutiny. This time, it’s dumplings imported into Japan by Japan Tobacco, Inc. According to Reuters: Japan Tobacco Inc said on...
by Sophie Beach | Jan 30, 2008
The New York Times reports on tainted cancer medicine produced in China for export. According to the article, the same company is the sole producer for the U.S. of the abortion drug mifepristone, or RU-486: A huge state-owned...