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Shanghai releases first food safety blacklist

2013-06-20 10:18:00

The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released a list of companies and individuals who have violated food safety rules.

Food safety introduced in schools

2013-06-20 09:56:29

Schools in Liaoning province launched a food safety promotion week on Monday and talked about the subject as national food safety week kicked off on the day.

Vinexpo wine fair in Bordeaux

2013-06-19 10:58:53

Wine merchants examine wine as they visit Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, in Bordeaux, Southwestern France.

Baby formula industry to consolidate

2013-06-19 10:24:03

About a third of the country's baby formula businesses will be axed, in what experts are calling a major consolidation of the industry.

Food-safety offenders to receive harsher penalties

2013-06-18 10:54:30

Shanghai strives to impose economical and legal deterrents on lawbreakers.

Street food

2013-06-17 09:39:57

Vibrant and varied, street food is about as essential to pop culture as music or literature are in the preservation of heritage.

New tech can help to keep food safe

2013-06-18 10:42:16

Vice-Premier Wang Yang urged public and civil groups to help supervise food safety, particularly through modern technology.

Hot to trot, the secret simmer in Chongqing's pots

2013-06-16 07:43:38

For gourmets, Chongqing-style hotpot is hugely tempting, though there are risks and inconveniences.

The Chef's memoirs

2013-06-16 07:43:38

He is a chef before all else, but he has distilled the experiences of a lifetime into essays that expose the lesser-known facets of the culinary world.

Beijing brewers

2013-06-17 15:58:07

Located in the restaurant, The Big Smoke, the 32 meter microbrewery is making big strides to make the best beer in Beijing.

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Preserving the common heritage

2013-06-14 14:07:08

The recently concluded World Street Food Congress threw up many questions, and the concern about a fading heritage is apparent across the nations.

China gives approval to GM soybeans

2013-06-14 08:12:52

China's agricultural authorities issued biosafety certificates to three new overseas varieties of genetically modified soybeans on Thursday.

Fancy eateries now offering budget lunches

2013-06-14 08:12:52

Luxury hotels and high-end restaurants in Shanghai's central Jing'an district are becoming canteens for office workers amid central government calls for frugality.

Seafood businesses flounder amid cut in luxury spending

2013-06-14 07:40:24

Piles of high-end seafood sat quietly in the small tanks of various vendors, during a visit to one of the largest aquatics markets in northern Beijing.

Exports of Australian beef reach record high with soaring demand in Asia

2013-06-13 09:40:39

Exports of Australian beef and veal are the highest on record, with soaring demand from China and the Middle East.

Suspected food poisoning sickens 160 in Southern China

2013-06-13 09:35:51

A total of 160 staff from a food company in south China's Guangdong province were suspected of suffering from food poisoning.

Tea farmers face life after killer quake

2013-06-13 07:36:33

Fields of fresh tea leaves are waiting to be picked in Mingshan county, which has a 2,000-year-old tea planting history.

Dragon Boat Festival celebrated around China

2013-06-12 10:43:27

Eating zongzi is a traditional custom during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Turning on the Italian family-style

2013-06-09 05:48:56

There is no shortage of authentic Italian restaurants in Shanghai. But Scena, the newly renovated Italian restaurant at Ritz Carlton, is an exception.