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Category Archives: Food Safety
China Contaminated Gyoza Escalates
The tainted Chinese dumplings (from Tianyang Foods in Hebei province) imported by JT (Japan Tobacco) saga continues. Now more than 70 people have complained of symptoms from the metamidophos contaminated Gyoza dumplings. China thus far still remains silent although I … Continue reading
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Japan Imports Pesticide Laden Gyoza From China
China is in hot water again. JT Foods a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco has imported Frozen Gyoza (Pot Stickers) contaminated with an organophosphate insecticide methamidophos. As of today at least 10 people have been sickened with one 5 year child … Continue reading
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China Food Safety Campaign
The Chinese are very creative and now have a new propaganda campaign for clean pure and safe food using a Swedish model. Being from Sweden provokes ones imagination of clean pure fresh air. Wow, will the consumer buy it?? The … Continue reading
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Chinese Kosher Food
Here is a new twist on kosher foods. China is trying to use “kosher” as a disguise for selling Chinese products with the implication that it equates to “safe”. An interesting concept and I wonder just how naive the customer … Continue reading
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ISO Certification Food Safety
Is your supplier ISO or HACCP compliant? Have you seen the document? But more importantly have you seen the facility? As the above post as seen in a Tom Peters slide show illustrates, almost anyone can be certified but is … Continue reading
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Fast Food Is Not The Blame For Child Obesity
Okay now we have been enlightened by McDonald’s UK CEO Steve Eaterbrook that it is not the fast food junk food that is the cause of obesity in children, it is those darn video games to blame. Yes, it may … Continue reading
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China Food Environmental Safety Survey
China just recently conducted a survey on food safety and environmental issues. According to the survey 60.7 percent of respondents were concerned about the safety of their food, the survey went on to indicate that the citizens of China are … Continue reading
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Know Your Customer What Do They Eat?
Channukah Ham Only in NYC…Â How important is it to know your market and what they eat? (Thank God this isn’t from China) Spotted this on Seth Godin’s blog. Technorati Tags: Seth Godin, Channukah, Ham Bookmark to: Hide Sites
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McDonald’s Japan Sells Outdated Salads
McDonald’s Holding Co. (Japan) announced on Tuesday that 4 of their franchises were selling outdated salads, yoghurt and shakes, altering the best before dates. This is just another incidence of food safety that has hit Japan recently.  I guess one … Continue reading
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ANUGA 2007 Speech Presented By Lily Noon
Lily Noon of Noon International presented her speech on China past, present and future on October 16, 2007 in Cologne, Germany. http://www.noon-intl.com/blog/anuga-speech-by-lily-noon-oct-16-2007-presented-at-crystal-ice-awards/ Technorati Tags: Noon International, China, food safety Bookmark to: Hide Sites
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