Archive for the ‘food’ Category

China claims U.S. meat imports tainted

Friday, July 13th, 2007

China claims U.S. meat imports tainted - Yahoo! News: "BEIJING - China has suspended imports from several major U.S. meat processors, the latest indication the government may be retaliating as its products are turned back from overseas because of safety concerns.Read the full story

China executes ex-food and drug chief

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

"BEIJING - China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash, the strongest signal yet from Beijing that it is serious about tackling its product safety crisis.Read the full story

Tainted toothpaste found in US prisons

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

ATLANTA - Thousands of tubes of contaminated Chinese-made toothpaste were shipped to state prisons and mental hospitals in Georgia, officials said Thursday, a sign that U.S. distribution of the tainted products was wider than initially thought. Officials with the state prison system and with the agencies that run mental hospitals and ...