Food Safety News

China issues broad rules to improve dairy safety - International Herald Tribune

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:46:18 +0000

China issues broad rules to improve dairy safety
International Herald Tribune, France - 32 minutes ago
… a scandal over contaminated milk and eggs, announced a wide range of food safety measures on Thursday aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry. …
China to overhaul battered dairy industry The Associated Press
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China to overhaul battered dairy industry - Seattle Times

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 +0000

China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step - from cow breeding to milk sales - saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed “major problems” in quality control. Changes will be …

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FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 +0000

FRIDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed Friday that the agency had erred in August when it said that a chemical widely used in baby bottles and other plastic packaging for foods and beverages …

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Safety of Chinese food products - Nation - Thailand

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 +0000

so since you refer Bill as Bubba you are for the dubyas huh. Oh the foreign policy hawks, the social conservatives, the business republican and the right wing nutcases? A party with something for everyone… Is that it? The dumbya party? BTW most …

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China to overhaul battered dairy industry - Washington Examiner

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 +0000

China’s dairy industry _ at the center of the country’s worst quality scandal in years _ will undergo a major shake-up to improve safety at every step, from cow breeding to milk sales, the government said Thursday. The overhaul will cover all aspects …

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Tainted crackers to be sent back to Malaysia - Thanhnien

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 +0000

A Ho Chi Minh City-based company has been ordered to return several shipments of crackers found to be contaminated with melamine, the industrial chemical at the center of China’s food safety scare. The Ministry of Health instructed Hoang Phuc Huy …

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What Happens if You Eat Dog Food? - LiveScience.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 +0000

If you just eat a little bit of dog food, probably nothing will happen. But you don’t really know that for sure because dog food is not subjected to the same health and safety regulations that human food is required to have. In the United States, the …

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China to overhaul battered dairy industry - PR Inside

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:09:00 +0000

BEIJING (AP) - China’s dairy industry _ at the center of the country’s worst quality scandal in years _ will undergo a major shake-up to improve safety at every step, from cow breeding to milk sales, the government said Thursday. The overhaul will …

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China to overhaul battered dairy industry - The Associated Press

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:53:09 +0000

The Associated Press

China to overhaul battered dairy industry
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
The Chinese government formed a Cabinet-level panel to oversee product quality and food safety, implemented a national food recall system and announced …

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USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish ‘Organic’ - Washington Post

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:07:39 +0000

Washington Post

USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish ‘Organic’
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
Fueled at least in part by fears about food safety, sales of organic meat increased tenfold, from $33 million in 2002 to $364 million in 2007, according to …
New Project Targets Organic Poultry Newswise (press release)
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