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News & InformationNews and InformationOctober 27, 2008 China discovers eggs tainted with melamineSource: The Seattle Times Hong Kong food inspectors have found eggs imported from northeast China to be contaminated with high levels of melamine, the toxic industrial additive at the heart of an adulteration scandal over Chinese milk products. The... October 26, 2008 Itoham to Recall Millions of Products on Possible ContaminationSource: Bloomberg.com Itoham Foods Inc. will recall 2.67 million packs of wieners and other products after discovering contamination of well water used at one of its factories, the ham and sausage maker said yesterday. The recall affects products made... October 26, 2008 China's Premier Promises Higher Food Standards, More Tainted Products FoundSource: VOA News Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday that his country's food exports would win the trust of people around the world even as more tainted products were pulled from store shelves in Hong Kong and Thailand.
October 25, 2008 Brits Get Treats, Americans Get Tricks From Food Companies, Says Nutrition Action HealthletterSource: Center for Science in the Public Interest Pumpkin, Annatto, & Strawberry Color Foods There, Synthetic Petrochemicals Fill In Here. WASHINGTON—British consumers enjoy products made by General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft and McDonald’s that are free of synthetic food dyes, but... October 24, 2008 Climate Change Affects Health Through Food, Water SafetySource: Emaxhealth The effects of climate change on food and water safety and nutrition are the subject of a seminar, held in Rome, Italy today, jointly organized by WHO/Europe, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and... October 23, 2008 China reviews food safety draft law following tainted dairy products scandalSource: newsxinhaut.net China's top legislature on Thursday started to review a draft law on food safety, which sets stricter food quality standards and demands greater government responsibility. The draft, which was revised after the recent... October 22, 2008 Canada Banning Bisphenol A Baby BottlesSource: WEB MD It's official: Canada is banning baby bottles containing bisphenol A, a plastic chemical found in some polycarbonate bottles and the lining of canned goods. The Canadian government says it will immediately start drafting... October 22, 2008 UN Calls on China to Reform Food Safety System  Source: VOA NEWS The United Nations is calling on China to create a unified system of ensuring the safety of its food products, in the wake of a tainted-milk scandal that has taken on global implications. The U.N.'s World Health Organization... October 22, 2008 Overseas Inspections by FDA Almost Non-ExistentSource: THE EPOCH TIMES The U.S. government agency responsible for inspecting imported milk products has not inspected food firms inside China since 2005, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Oct. 10. According to... October 22, 2008 Wal-Mart acts over Chinese goods Source: BBC News Wal-Mart has told its Chinese suppliers they will have to adhere to new quality standards and have better knowledge of the practices of their sub-contractors |
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