China tells food companies to put safety first
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China, reeling from a series of health scandals, told food and drug companies on Friday to put safety first and warned the growing problem could threaten social stability in the world's most populous nation.
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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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Turning the tables on the United States amid growing worries over dangerous Chinese products, Beijing said Friday some health supplements, raisins and pistachios imported from the U.S. failed to meet China's safety standards and have been returned or destroyed.
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China should pay more attention to shoring up its product safety supervision network rather than apportioning blame for recent problems, a senior European Union official said on Wednesday.
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China insisted Thursday that its exports are safe, issuing a rare direct commentary as international fears over Chinese products spread.
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China tightens food safety standards amid a string of scares over toothpaste, pet foods, and other goods.
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The proposed rules are in response to the outcry over dangerous imports from China and other unsafe products.
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China's customs authorities have begun checking food exports, like some proteins and glycerine which is used in toothpaste, after a series of health scares abroad involving tainted Chinese-made products.
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By Diao Ying  The Chinese Government is telling enterprises to prepare to meet the latest European Union regulations on chemical substances, another of many international standards that stifles China's manufacturing-heavy foreign trade.
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China sought to assure its trade partners on Thursday that its food products were safe, after the United States called Chinese food exports a "top concern" and pressed Chinese officials to strengthen oversight.
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Japan plans to call on Beijing to jointly set up a food safety council following a massive recall of Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings, a report said Saturday.
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Thirteen percent of all chili products in China have excessive amounts of preservatives, causing them to fail safety tests, the country's quality watchdog said on Sunday.
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China hit back on Friday at accusations its products are unsafe, pointing out that a quarter of imported children's milk bottles and teats failed a recent random quality test in a southeastern province.
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China risks damaging its global credibility and provoking social instability if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official said in a rare admission amid a series of scares over tainted products.
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Chinese farm products are getting safer, the government said on Tuesday, citing tests of fruit, vegetables, meat and fish in major cities that showed more than 95 percent of products were up to standard.
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China's growing list of food safety scandals has now prompted its army to step up checks on where its rations come from, a state newspaper said on Friday.
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China is the biggest producer and exporter of seafood in the world, but contaminated water has created serious food safety and environmental problems.