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China food safety

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 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.

18 Nov 2024 - 4:33PMvideocam

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

6 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM

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

27 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM

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.

4 Oct 2024 - 6:15AM

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

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.

18 Sep 2024 - 12:33PM

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.

17 Sep 2024 - 1:22AMvideocam

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.

14 Sep 2024 - 2:00PM

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

Chinese task forces to investigate goji berry contamination claims

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

2 Sep 2024 - 9:37PMvideocam

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.

30 Aug 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

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’.

26 Aug 2024 - 4:41PMvideocam

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

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.

14 Aug 2024 - 3:26AM

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

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.

4 Aug 2024 - 3:31PM

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.

25 Jul 2024 - 6:15AM

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.

24 Jul 2024 - 11:09AM

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

‘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.

21 Jul 2024 - 10:56AM

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

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.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:37PM

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.

20 Jul 2024 - 10:25AMvideocam

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.

19 Jul 2024 - 12:46AM

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

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.

13 Jul 2024 - 7:10AMvideocam

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’.

10 Jul 2024 - 11:56PMvideocam

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.

11 Jul 2024 - 7:00PMvideocam

Several Chinese cooking oil companies have launched their own food safety investigations following the report in The Beijing News. Photo: AP

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.

1 Jul 2024 - 7:00PM

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

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.

16 Jun 2024 - 10:01AM

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.

13 Jun 2024 - 4:22PM

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.

30 May 2024 - 2:03PM

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

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.

12 May 2024 - 5:50PMvideocam

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

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.

12 May 2024 - 2:08PM

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

4 Apr 2024 - 10:00AM

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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.

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2 October, 2024