China Says Its Seafood Is Now Safer and Better
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In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing Chinaâs fish farming.
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China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.
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Following the recall of several tainted Chinese products in recent weeks, China joined Southeast Asian countries in pledging to strengthen product standards and safety.
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China's four-month food safety campaign managed to hit its targets early, with officials seizing thousands of tainted products and putting many unregulated shops and eateries out of business, a state newspaper said on Thursday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the import of five species of fish and shrimp from China because they have been found to contain unsafe additives and drugs, some of which can cause cancer, the agency said today.
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Farmed seafood joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.
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China on Tuesday sought to reassure consumers already spooked by a slew of food scandals that poultry was safe to eat after officials confirmed the first H5N1 bird flu outbreak since May.
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China sought on Thursday to reassure the public about rising food prices and growing safety concerns ahead of the traditional Spring Festival, saying supplies were stable and regularly checked for quality.
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Vietnam seafood exporters and producers on Wednesday hailed a US decision to reduce tariffs on the communist country&#39;s shrimp exports, while neighboring China suffered a blow with steeper duties.
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It is the strongest signal yet that Beijing is moving to calm fears that some of its exports pose health problems.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China was ready to boost international co-operation to ensure its export products met appropriate safety standards.
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Recall systems for unsafe food products and toys went into effect Friday in China as part of a bid to improve product safety, state media said.
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BEIJING, May 31 -- China on Thursday strongly contested complaints it is exporting tainted food and other products to the United States, saying controls here are improving and U.S. inspectors have approved 99 percent of its shipments over the past three years.
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The government has announced new regulation that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.
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China has sent a notice to the World  Health Organisation defending its food safety standards and  repeating what is now becoming a standard line that more than  99 percent of its food exports are up to standard.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 14 -- The Virginia Health Department announced this week that it has adopted more stringent standards for evaluating how much PCB contamination is acceptable in fish caught locally for human consumption.
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China&#39;s top legislature on Saturday passed the revised version of Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, which requires that the government guarantee funds for infectious disease prevention.