China says food safety scares threaten stability
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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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Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls.
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China's stability could be threatened if the government tried to curb smoking, a senior official said on Wednesday at a discussion of the annual meeting of parliament.
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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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China warned the international media against exaggerating its food safety problems and stirring consumer panic, even as its inspectors found substandard children's snacks and more fake blood protein in hospitals.
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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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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 will launch a long-term offensive against dangerous medicines and bad foods that have alarmed consumers, the government announced in a plan that vows stronger export controls.
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Japan on Friday warned China that its reputation was on the line as companies rushed to recall Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings.
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China dismissed a rumor on Thursday that bananas grown on a southern island might contain viruses similar to SARS, the latest and most improbable in a series of food-safety scares to hit the country.
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China has warned of an increased risk of animal-related health epidemics during its lunar new year holiday and said many local governments were not prepared, state media reported on Wednesday.
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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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BEIJING -- Heightened anger and fear over the safety of food ingredients, medicine, and other consumer products was vividly on display here Tuesday following the execution of the former head of China's food and drug safety agency.
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China should not be singled out for particular concern over food safety, a big problem that rich and poor countries alike must tackle through better regulation, top World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.
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Chaotic winter weather besieged  China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no  quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped  energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.
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Pampered pigs or processed pork? Farm-fresh or greenhouse grown? With China's food supplies under scrutiny following a series of health and safety scares, Chinese officials are taking no chances for the Olympic Games this August.
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China has sharply increased inspections of imported US food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods.