Netizens demand harsher punishment for the mastermind of an $8 million “gutter oil” scheme after string of food-safety …
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10 Reasons Not to Go Locavore in China
This month’s discovery of artery-clogging trans fats in infant milk formula is just the latest in a long line of food scares to hit China. It’s no wonder that the faith placed by Chinese citizens in local food waning rapidly. In …
Must-Reads from Around the World
A Chinese company wants to buy a U.S. pork producer for $4.7 billion, Papua New Guinea repeals the sorcery act but reintroduces the death penalty and, according to a new book, the war in Afghanistan has cost Britain more than $56 billion
Must-Reads from Around the World
Today’s picks: Africa’s illegal elephant ivory trade reaches its highest point, a new school year in Hong Kong begins amidst mass protests and hunger strikes, and British Prime Minister David Cameron chooses his new cabinet.
Food for Thought: Alice Waters Visits China Amid Safety Scares
One of the pleasures of traveling in China is that every hamlet seems to boast a unique gastronomic delicacy. What do you mean you haven’t tried Fuling’s famous pickled mustard tuber, locals will ask in astonishment, or Qingxu’s renowned aged vinegar? Didn’t I know the latter won a prize at an international fair in Panama …
China Cracks Down on “Gutter Oil,” a Substance Even Worse Than its Name
Among the list of food safety scandals that have plagued China in recent years—toxic infant formula, pesticide-tainted vegetables, exploding watermelons, “lean meat powder” and pork reconstituted as beef—few are quite as stomach churning as the nauseatingly-named “gutter oil.” It involves, as the name implies, the resale of used …
China Food Safety: Big Crackdown, but Big Concerns Remain
Chinese authorities have arrested 2,000 suspects and closed 4,900 businesses in the latest crackdown on food safety violations. Government investigators have inspected nearly 6 million food and additive producers since concerns about the use of harmful ingredients spiked this spring, the Food Safety Commission of China’s State …
No End in Sight for China’s Food Safety Scandals
One of the most disheartening things about food safety problems in China, aside from the harm they do to human health, is the regularity with which they occur. That thought came to mind as news of the latest tainted food scandal emerged this week. Nearly 300 villagers in Hunan were hospitalized over the weekend after eating pork at a …