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China food safety

China food safety
A crisis in confidence in China's food industry emerged after melamine was found in domestically produced baby formula in 2008. The scandal sickened 300,000 babies and resulted in six premature deaths. Other stories of fake eggs, diseased pork, recycled oil, mislabelled meat and more have only led to more calls for industry reform.
last updated:
2 October, 2024
A Chinese state media investigation into food transport practices has sparked a change in rules, including that firms selling, transporting and buying cooking oil must keep scrupulous records. Photo: AP
China food security

China imposes new cooking oil transport rules after fuel tanker scandal

From February, containers used to transport food oils must comply with hygiene standards, and be labelled.

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China influencer adopts pig feed diet to save money, sparks health concerns

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China snapshot news: robot dog porter, Hong Kong husband sought, stinky lunches

Hong Kong

Editorial | Deal on monitoring Japan’s Fukushima water best way forward

Hong Kong to follow up agreement between Beijing and Tokyo over nuclear plant discharges that brought seafood ban.

Japan began releasing treated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant more than a year ago. Photo: Kyodo
China food security

Crazy Xiaoyangge’s mooncake mess: influencer probed for ‘misleading’ claim

A local regulator in Anhui province is investigating the top-earning live-streamer for misleading consumers in a Mid-Autumn Festival sale.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

13 more Hong Kong patients found with potentially deadly fish-linked infection

Patients with Group B Streptococcus found to have same ST283 strain as 27 earlier cases, Centre for Health Protection says.

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Woman finds human tooth in mooncake from US supermarket in China, police probe

Manufacturers say it is ‘impossible’ to have anything slip through due to X-ray check.

A human tooth is found in a mooncake by a Chinese woman from a mainland branch of US supermarket chain Sam’s Club, prompting a police probe. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Food and agriculture

Chinese task forces to investigate goji berry contamination claims

State broadcaster reports use of illegal additives to improve crop’s colour and shelf life.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Chinese cooking oil scandal prompts new safety rules for transporting products

China to adopt regulations in wake of investigation finding dirty fuel tanks were used to carry vegetable oil, but public still sceptical.

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China food security

Arrests and fines in fallout from China’s cooking oil scandal

Team led by State Council’s food safety body says perpetrators were ‘trampling on the bottom line of morality and the red line of the law’.

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A team investigating China’s cooking oil scandal has vowed “zero tolerance” for such incidents, pledging to continue to control the transport of cooking oil. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Taiwan-made ice cream batch blocked from sale in Hong Kong over food safety fears

Shipment of ‘Brown Sugar Boba Frozen Dessert Bars’ found to have bacterial counts exceeding legal limit.

A batch of “Brown Sugar Boba Frozen Dessert Bars” has been found to have bacteria levels exceeding the legal limit. Photo: Shaomei Ice Cream
Trending in China

China court punishes chefs who laced dishes with drug to prevent diarrhoea

Two chefs who injected drugs into the “rather unhygienic” restaurant meals to prevent diarrhoea have been punished by a court in China.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Safety comes first in Hong Kong stink over ‘local’ tofu

Demise of city favourite makes it only too clear food producers must move with times and ensure items comply with law and are safe to eat.

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Chilli brings relief for coughing man in China who thought he had cancer

A man with a persistent cough in China who thought he had cancer was relieved to find out that the cause of his two-year affliction was a chilli pepper he swallowed during a hotpot meal.

A man in China who had been coughing for two years and thought he had cancer has been relieved to discover that the cause of his discomfort was a chilli pepper. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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‘He saved me and the show’: China doctor fishes bone from throat of France opera singer

A French rock opera singer has thanked a doctor in Shanghai who was quickly, and skilfully, able to remove a river fish bone that had become lodged in his throat.

French rock opera singer Laurent Ban has praised the skills of a Shanghai doctor who was able to quickly remove a fish bone from his throat, thereby literally saving the show. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/IG@laurent_ban_off
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Quirky China – ‘calligraphy’ swimming, fine paid in coins, poisoned woman shock

In the latest odd news from China, a man “writes” under water, another is sanctioned for paying a fine with bags of coins, and a poisoned woman scares her colleagues.

China society

Opinion | China food safety: consumer vigilance can’t make up for weak regulation

The authorities deal with scandals seriously, including the recent one involving cooking oil, but by then, it may be too late. Regulation and monitoring must be stepped up.

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Xi Jinping

Editorial | Heavy price must be paid for latest China food safety scandal

Shipping of cooking oil in fuel trucks that had not been cleaned raises health fears and further undermines public confidence.

Cooking oil products are displayed at a supermarket in Beijing amid rising health fears over China’s latest food safety scandal. Photo: AP
Food and agriculture

Chinese truck tracker goes offline after users surge amid cooking oil scandal

Web users have been trying to trace the movements of trucks alleged to have been used to transport both fuel and food products.

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China’s Communist Party

Cooking oil scandal may prompt China to tighten food safety policies

With limited censorship around report and harsh criticism from state media, observer says Beijing appears to be ‘facing this problem head-on’.

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China food security

China probes food transport after report says cooking oil sent in fuel tankers

State Council sets up investigative team involving several government bodies after Beijing News report sparks food safety scare.

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Several Chinese cooking oil companies have launched their own food safety investigations following the report in The Beijing News. Photo: AP
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Famous China supermarket chain dishes out US$1.2 million after dirty noodle row

A renowned supermarket chain in China has paid out a total of US$1.2 million in compensation to customers after it received complaints about poor hygiene conditions at a noodle processing plant.

The boss of a supermarket chain in China, which is renowned for its thoughtful treatment of customers and staff, has paid out a total of US$1.2 million in compensation following complaints about poor hygiene at one of its processing plants. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Baidu/Weibo
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Toxic shock: restaurant in China caught spraying poisonous paint on BBQ skewers

An employee at a barbecue restaurant in China was captured on video putting a highly dangerous substance on utensils and meat products.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong must step up checks for prohibited food crossing border: lawmaker

Peter Shiu calls for public education as numbers for bringing in regulated food without certificates rose 55 per cent compared with 2023.

Viral stories

Explainer | What are Korean Buldak fire noodles? Addictive spicy ramen goes global

Millions of people around the world are enjoying the spicy ramen produced by Korean brand, Samyang, which saw sales surpass five billion units last year.

The hospitalisation of a US-based influencer after eating Korean Buldak fire noodles has thrust the product into the international spotlight. The Post explains what all the fuss is about. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Taobao/Weibo
Science

China fast-tracks edited wheat genome in food security drive

The edit, which helps the crop resist a common fungal infection, was approved within an unusually short period.

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The wheat genome was edited to boost resistance to powdery mildew. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

Explainer | Why people in China still spice up hotpot dishes with banned poppy plant

The recent jailing of a woman in China for using ground-down poppy seeds in her hotpot cooking has stirred controversial memories about the plant. The Post explains why.

Business of climate change

China’s CellX targets global protein demand, adds biomass fermentation from premium mushrooms to product range

CellX started life as a cultivated meat producer, but is now diversifying its product range to include fermentation, paving the way for a faster market launch

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