Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Wal-Mart removes brand of eggs from China stores - USATODAY.com

This melamine is everywhere in China's food supply. So much so, that I hear the PRC is going to come up with a new recipe: General Tso's Melamine.

Wal-Mart removes brand of eggs from China stores - USATODAY.com:

BEIJING (AP) — Wal-Mart said Tuesday it had stopped selling a brand of eggs in its Chinese stores after food safety regulators in Hong Kong found excessive levels of the industrial chemical melamine in eggs sold under the brand.

The world's largest retailer said it has removed a brand of eggs produced by China's Dalian Hanwei Enterprise Group from all of its stores in China."

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Report: FDA inspections of foreign plants lacking - USATODAY.com

Report: FDA inspections of foreign plants lacking - USATODAY.com:
"Although the FDA will soon be placing inspectors in China and India, 'given the growth in foreign drug manufacturing for the U.S. market, and the large gaps in FDA's foreign drug inspection program, significant challenges remain,' the Government Accountability Office said in its report.

The report 'confirms that the system deployed by FDA to police (foreign) facilities and keep Americans safe from poorly manufactured drugs is understaffed, overwhelmed and completely inadequate,' said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich."