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 defended the quality of its exports on Wednesday amid a spate of health scares over Chinese-made food and drugs, saying the problem was limited.
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China said Tuesday its food and drug safety procedures were not satisfactory and vowed to improve them.
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China is stepping up enforcement against unlicensed food vendors and plans to upgrade quality standards on thousands of food and consumer products by year's end, officials said Tuesday.
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Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said Wednesday that rapid economic development of both in China and Argentina has created a favorable environment for stronger trade
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will detain imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood to make sure the shipments are free from harmful residues.
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China, reeling from a series of health scandals, on Friday told food and drug companies to put safety first and urged the media to paint a rosier picture as the government scrambled to quell public alarm.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is checking whether shipments of Chinese seafood on an agency watch list were properly cleared for public consumption without being tested for banned drugs or chemicals.
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China played down international concerns about tainted food exports on Tuesday, saying the problems were not as bad as reported and displaying seized counterfeit products to show authorities were enforcing safety protections.
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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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Hong Kong's government has urged residents not to eat seafood from tsunami-affected areas as they may be tainted, but experts brushed off such fears on Wednesday, saying the effects of the catastrophe on fish were minimal.
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Chinese food safety officials are calling for more stringent inspections and testing of exports, saying international alarm over the quality of its products is threatening China's image and relations with other countries.
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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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China will begin a daily food safety reporting system next month during test events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a bid to reassure the world that it is serious about cracking down on unsafe practices.
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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 during the past three years.
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The execution was meant to show that Beijing is serious about improving the safety of Chinese products.
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Amid warnings that global seafood stocks could dry up by 2048, the state acts to guard its waters.