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Scientists say Campylobacter behind August 2019 outbreak in Beijing

By News Desk on June 22, 2020

Researchers in China have reported the first identified outbreak caused by a local Campylobacter jejuni infection in Beijing.

A total of 14 patients were sick who worked at the same factory. They had shared a common meal supplied from a meal delivery company. The outbreak was not related to the…
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U.S. FDA ‘aware’ of China testing food for coronavirus

By Joe Whitworth on June 18, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it is aware of reports that China will begin testing foods for Coronavirus.

Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response at the FDA, wrote on Twitter that there is currently no evidence of the transmission of COVID-19 through food and…
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Norovirus and Bacillus cereus behind outbreak at school in China

By News Desk on December 17, 2019

More than 200 students were part of a norovirus and Bacillus cereus outbreak at a school in Beijing this past year, according to a recently released study.

Researchers identified 209 cases, of which 28 were laboratory-confirmed, that occurred from late August to mid-September 2018. All ill were students in an…
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Chinese Cities Tighten Food Safety Laws

By News Desk on January 2, 2013

At the close of 2012, the city of Bejing passed a new law that will ban vendors who produce or sell unsafe food from the municipality. The regulation was passed December 26 by the Standing Committee of the 13th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, and will go into effect April 1,…
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Beijing Looks to Stiffen Food Safety Penalties

By News Desk on April 12, 2012

Those convicted of a food safety-related crime in Beijing will soon be barred from investing in or running a food business, according to new proposal.

chinafather-iphone.jpgBloomberg News reported that the draft rules would “regulate the use of edible additives in the catering industry, and crack down on the illegal use…

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