food regulation and safety

Counterfeit versions of nearly everything can be found in markets in China.

According to Fuyang City, Anhui Province official report, 23 college students in Yingzhou District appeared to have symptoms of cyanosis, dizziness, and vomiting, as a result of food poisoning caused by nitrites.

Food safety in China is so suspect that elite athletes across the country have been told not to eat pork--in case they are accused of using performance enhancing drugs. And that’s a standing order even as the food consumed by athletes is segregated from the rest of the food supply chain.

Secretaries Sebelius (HHS) and Vilsack (USDA) hold telebriefing re: progress report on the Food Safety Working Group.

The pass rates of both China’s food safety inspection and its export food quality control have remained above 90 percent, recently claimed Pu Changcheng, deputy-director of the Chinese state’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). But consumers are not convinced

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to improve food safety measures after a Listeria outbreak traced back to cantaloupes affected 72 people from 18 states.

Northern China’s wheat production is threatened by severe droughts, and the country’s food market is likely to face an acute shortage.

Parents whose children were sickened by toxic milk in China have filed a lawsuit against Fonterra in Hong Kong.

China Newsweek reported widespread cultivation of illegal genetically modified pest-resistant rice in Hubei Province.

On March 13, the head chefs of seven famous seafood restaurants in Qingdao’s Sifang district revealed the extent of malpractices and food safety violations at those restaurants.

China news as reported by media around the world.

China-made food additives are presenting serious consequences for global food safety, says expert.