July 2010
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China Promises Upgraded Food Safety →
BEIJING, CHINA – In response to last week’s seizure of more than 60 tons of contaminated milk powder, Chinese government officials promised earlier this week to improve the country’s regulation of food products, CNN reports.
Tainted Dairy Products Seized in China’s Qinghai... →
BEIJING — Two years after a national health scare over melamine-tainted milk products rocked China’s dairy industry, inspectors in western China’s Qinghai Province have seized 76 tons of dairy ingredients laced with the same industrial chemical, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
June 2010
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AFP: Top China food, drug official under... →
BEIJING — A top official at China’s food and drug safety watchdog has been sacked and is under investigation, state media said, three years after the agency’s former head was executed for corruption.
The Associated Press: Ag Dept to drop organic food... →
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department has banned a leading American inspector of organic foods in China because of conflicts of interest.
Chinese Honey Seized by FDA » Tech Jackal →
Honey imported from China has been seized by the FDA in Philadelphia. The honey contained a potentially fatal ingredient that is not approved for use in food products by US regulators. The ingredient chloramphenicol is actually an antibiotic that fights certain bacteria. However, it can cause aplastic anemia, leukemia and a number of other serious conditions. The powerful antibiotic is only used...
May 2010
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Chinese automakers still can't lick quality... →
If you think Chinese small cars will inundate the U.S. the way that Japanese cars took the country by storm in the 1960s and 1970s, well, rest easy. Ain’t going to happen anytime soon. That’s because there is every indication that the Chinese are not only failing to lick their quality problems — but the cars may actually be getting worse.
April 2010
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Epoch Times - Victims of Toxic Chinese Sofas to... →
LONDON-Hundreds of U.K. consumers who suffered severe burns from toxic sofas manufactured in China will receive a combined compensation payout of US$30 million.
Plaintiffs in Tainted Chinese Drywall Litigation... →
A federal judge in New Orleans ruled last week that a Chinese manufacturer of noxious drywall owes seven Virginia homeowners $2.6 million to completely replace the offending material and all other affected building fixtures. Thousands of similar cases could be on the way. Do Chinese companies need to worry?
Chinese President Says He’ll Look Into Tainted... →
The Chinese President has promised to “look into” problems with tainted drywall that country imported to the U.S. The promise was made Tuesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao – through a translator – to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) during a break in the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.
China News: US Lawsuits May Flood China Drywalls |... →
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.
A solution to Chinese problem drywall - The... →
A Tribune editorial warned consumers last July of the dangers of Chinese goods, especially drywall. In 2006, U.S. imports of Chinese drywall peaked at 503 million pounds, enough for 32,000 homes, according to the editorial.
The Associated Press: Judge awards families $2.6M... →
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans federal judge on Thursday awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages for homes ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China, a decision that could affect how lawsuits by thousands of other homeowners are settled.
China warns jewelry makers against using cadmium -... →
Product safety officials in China are investigating jewelry makers and warning them against using cadmium after high levels of the cancer-causing metal were found in Chinese-made children’s trinkets sold in the United States.
Chinese authorities crack down on cadmium jewelry →
Beijing—Product safety officials in China are currently investigating and warning the nation’s jewelry manufacturers against using cadmium, a cancer-causing metal that was found in high levels earlier this year in children’s jewelry sold in U.S. stores, the Associated Press has reported.
The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Blasts The... →
For over a year Americas Watchdog’s Chinese Drywall Complaint Center has been demanding President Obama, and his Administration get involved with the toxic Chinese drywall disaster, that is effecting 100,000’s of completely innocent US homeowners. On Friday April 2nd, 2010, the feckless US Consumer Products Safety Commission finally came up with a statement suggesting that gutting a...
WEBCommentary(tm) - The Great "Chinese Drywall"... →
Earliest reports of problems arising from “Chinese drywall” in US homes date to 2001 with a significant surge in problems associated with homes built or remediated for mold infestation during 2006 to 2007.
The Associated Press: Feds: Homes with Chinese... →
NEW ORLEANS — Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be completely gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Consumer agency announces Chinese drywall fixes |... →
WASHINGTON - Homeowners with corrosive Chinese drywall should remove and replace the drywall, wiring, electrical components and gas-service piping, two federal agencies announced Friday
China Roiled by New Safety Scandals | FairWarning →
Food and drug regulators are investigating widespread use by restaurants of recycled cooking oil, including oil contaminated by food waste and salvaged from drains, The New York Times reports. A university professor who has studied the problem estimated that recycled oil was being used in 1 in 10 meals in China.
March 2010
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Japan ready to strike food safety... →
Tokyo, March 28 (Kyodo) Japan plans to strike a bilateral deal with China on food safety, following the detention of a Chinese man allegedly involved in poisoning frozen dumplings in Japan two years ago, government sources said.
Volvo Goes to China: Will Its Tradition of Safety... →
The critical question as the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group goes ahead with its planned $1.8 billion ($1.6 billion cash) acquisition of Sweden’s venerable Volvo brand is this: Will the Chinese parent company respect Volvo’s hard-earned traditions, especially as a safety pioneer?
Chinese Cooking Oil Found Contaminated - Food... →
The State Food and Drug Administration, China’s food safety watchdog, has ordered a nationwide inspection of all cooking oil as reports released by The China Daily indicated that almost one-tenth of Chinese supplies contained cancer-causing agents and were made illegally.
Chinese Drywall Maker Should Pay for Home Damage,... →
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., a Chinese drywall manufacturer, should pay to restore a Louisiana house to its original condition, before corrosive gases from the product “shattered the dreams” of the family that lived in it, their lawyer said.
The Associated Press: China probes vaccines after... →
BEIJING — China’s Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens.
FEMA rejects Florida's request for drywall aid |... →
It only took two days for FEMA to reject Florida’s request for federal disaster assistance for those suffering from property damage and health issues connected with Chinese drywall.
The Associated Press: China to boost food safety... →
BEIJING — China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country’s countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wednesday.
The Associated Press: La. senator: Are deaths... →
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. David Vitter has called for federal officials to do a more thorough review of the deaths of several people who lived in homes that contained smelly, possibly toxic Chinese drywall.
Tainted Chinese drywall linked to deaths? →
WASHINGTON, DC — Chinese drywall has surfaced again. Now there are several deaths being reported that may be linked to the toxic wallboard. Senator Bill Nelson wants answers and is demanding the feds investigate a possible connection.
February 2010
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China to introduce more rules on food safety amid... →
China will implement tighter controls on animal feed to secure animal health and “restore public confidence in food safety,” state media reported.
Why China Keeps Poisoning the Milk →
February 9, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – China and Japan are each going through their own unique quality crises. In China, officials are hunting for 170 tons of contaminated milk powder that is still on shelves more than a year after the melamine scandal was first exposed. And in Japan, discussions are focused on all that has gone wrong with its automotive industry after Toyota’s recent...
The Associated Press: China says most tainted milk... →
BEIJING — Most of the contaminated milk products that resurfaced in China recently have been recalled and destroyed, the Health Ministry said Saturday.
China Launches Food Safety Commission →
In the wake of another melamine milk recall and a recent food safety crackdown, China’s state council has set up a high-profile food safety commission to address the nation’s food regulatory problems.
Google, Mozilla Claim AOL's China Portal May Harm... →
Google Chrome and Firefox both throw up a malware warning for AOL’s Chinese portal (click at your own risk), and Google even warns people who run a search for ‘AOL China’ that the site may harm their computer.
China’s Health Ministry Destroys Contaminated Milk... →
China’s health ministry has proclaimed that the most of the contaminated milk products that resurfaced in China recently have been recalled and destr
WatchBBC World Service - News - China jails food safety campaigner
BBC - China jails food safety campaigner →
China has launched a nationwide check for milk products contaminated with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in 2008.
Kids' Products Made in China Pulled From Stores in... →
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued three voluntary recalls involving children’s products that were manufactured in China.
China Begins Emergency Check of Dairy Products -... →
BEIJING — China has begun a 10-day emergency inspection of dairy products because of reports that tainted items the government had ordered destroyed during a food safety scandal in 2008 were still on the market, the official China Daily newspaper reported Tuesday.
China has new melamine tainted milk problem –... →
The government controlled Xinhua news service reported Tuesday morning in Beijing, China that the government has dispatched food safety inspectors to investigate new cases of melamine contamination in Chinese dairy products.
January 2010
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Instant Noodle Recall After Failed Inspection -... →
USDA recalls Jin Mai Lang Brand instant noodles that were imported to the United States from China.
Melamine-Tainted Milk Adds to China's Product... →
(Jan. 25) – In the most recent of a string of scandals related to contamination in consumer goods in China, milk products tainted with toxic melamine have been pulled from store shelves, The Associated Press reports.
The Canadian Press: China pulls more... →
BEIJING — Melamine-tainted dairy products were pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children had been sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday.
An open secret: Chinese manufacturers use toxic... →
YIWU, China (AP) — For China’s low-cost jewelry makers, it was an open trade secret: The metal cadmium is shiny, strong and malleable at low temperatures, regardless of its health hazards. And it’s cheap.
Walmart pulling jewelry cited in AP cadmium report... →
LOS ANGELES – Federal and state watchdogs opened a new front Monday in the campaign to keep poisons out of Chinese imports, launching inquiries into high levels of cadmium in children’s jewelry while Walmart pulled many suspect items from its store shelves.
Toxic metal in kids' jewelry from China - Yahoo!... →
LOS ANGELES – Barred from using lead in children’s jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.
China Introduces "Made In China" Campaign - The... →
China has caught on to the fact that it doesn’t enjoy a stellar reputation over here as a manufacturer of quality goods, especially after the tainted food and product stories of the past few years, so it’s doing what any good profit-minded business would do: running an image rehabilitation campaign.
China Tainted Milk Problem Kept Secret for Months... →
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities kept concerns about the safety of a Shanghai dairy’s products secret for nearly a year before announcing last week that the company had been shut for manufacturing contaminated milk, an official said Thursday.