February 2012
7 posts
Chinese Food and Drug Officials Participate in U.S... →
A delegation of Chinese Food and Drug officials from the Hubei Province participated in a training event in Chantilly, Vir. last week. The event addressed the legal requirements for regulating and importing food and drugs into the U.S. with a focus on Chinese products and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Chinese cookware maker Supor refutes quality... →
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chinese cookware maker Zhejiang Supor Co Ltd, controlled by French home appliance company Groupe SEB, said on Saturday that its products are safe, refuting media reports that its pans could cause health problems.
Proposed budget increase will 'strengthen' China... →
The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has requested a budget increase of more than $250m for 2013 – including $10m to strengthen the safety of Chinese produced food.
Concerns about Chinese-made lighters - CBS News →
More than two million disposable lighters are sold every day in the United States.
Many of them are made in China, and may have dangerous flaws. Sharyl Attkisson met one Texas family paying the price for one bad lighter.
A Tale of Two Chinese Food Companies - WSJ →
Two Chinese food companies were butchered by the markets earlier today after profit warnings Friday, following a string of harmful reports in the local press questioning their safety and quality.
China’s Li Urges Tough Punishments Over Food... →
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang called for harsh punishments against food-safety violations as officials removed eggs that a shopper claimed were fake in southern China’s Guangzhou city.
BERNAMA - China Pledges Tightened Supervision To... →
BEIJING, Feb 3 (Bernama) — China’s Health Ministry has pledged to improve its supervision measures to keep the country’s food safe from contamination, reports Xinhua news agency.