Monthly Archives: September 2007

China Food Safety Can We Eat It?

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Edward Noon

I have just received an email suggesting that we avoid all processed food from China and then it goes on to show some pictures that supposedly illustrate how dead chickens are collected and then processed to a completed roasted chicken, … Continue reading →

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Audits for Food Safety

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Edward Noon

What’s the value of a 3rd party audit in a food processing facility? It’s the retailers that are demanding the 3rd party audit of food processing facilities.  The problem is that each customer has their own favorite audit that they … Continue reading →

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Frozen Vegetables Are Food Safe

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Edward Noon

How safe is our imported frozen vegetables from China, Thailand, Viet Nam, India etc.? Frozen vegetables are probably the safest food we can eat from a Food Safety point of view.  When we deal with a China supplier we ensure … Continue reading →

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Food Safety In Your Local Restaurant

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Edward Noon

Have you checked your favorite restaurant out lately to see if they are employing HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points)?  Chances are they aren’t.  Why because its too hard, too cumbersome, too time consuming and the list goes on. … Continue reading →

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World Food Safety

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Edward Noon

Food Safety is a global concern.  No country is safe, seafood from China, spinach from California, Mad Cow in Europe and now in the United States, we all suffer rich or poor we are all plagued with food safety issues.  … Continue reading →

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Food Safety What Does It Mean?

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Edward Noon

At the recent China International Food Safety and Quality Conference in Beijing Mr. Li Changjiang, Minister,  General Administration of  Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine  reiterated the same statistics he delivered back in July of this year, “Statistics shows that in … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer – Fighting For Life

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Edward Noon

Today our blog is not about food or international trading or China or Japan or Australia, but about helping.  Today I just arrived in Beijing and received the below email from Julia Crespo, an ex employee of Noon International, about … Continue reading →

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Frozen Food, Dip, Cul-de-Sac or Cliff?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Edward Noon

Where is the Frozen Food Industry headed?  I have just read a great book “The Dip” by Seth Godin which is about being remarkable and teaching you when to quit.  In the book he talks about three potential outcomes, The … Continue reading →

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Did You Know?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Edward Noon

That China produces and discards more than 45 billion (THAT’S BILLION) pair of wooden chopsticks every year –and add to this another 15 billion exported to Japan and Korea – that’s about 25 million trees. More than 2,000 Chinese plants … Continue reading →

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Mr. Cao’s Speech at China Food Quality And Safety Improvement

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Edward Noon

I want to thank PaiPai in our Noon International office for translating this speech concerning the new laws, violations and punishments concerning China Food Safety. Mr. Cao’s Speech at China’s Food Quality and Safety Improvement Action TV/Tele Communication Conference. August … Continue reading →

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