WHO representative: No cover-up in EV71 cases

8 May 2008
China didn't cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization's China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal.  more...

SFDA denies link between US deaths and Chinese-made drug

7 May 2008
China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said no direct link has been proven between deaths in the US and the blood thinner heparin, AP reported.  more...

Draft of food safety law released

24 April 2008
China has released a draft of a food safety law that would introduce financial and criminal penalties, including possible life sentences, on makers of unsafe food products, the Christian Science Monitor reported, citing state media.  more...

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China finds contaminant in blood-thinner products  (21 March 2008)
New study traces bird flu to southern China  (19 March 2008)
Medical equipment firm makes $202m US acquisition  (12 March 2008)
New product safety standards to roll out  (6 March 2008)
Food poisoning deaths up one third in 2007  (4 March 2008)
SFDA: Importing countries must inspect drugs  (28 February 2008)
Polluted river runs red in Hubei  (28 February 2008)
Bird flu claims 20th death in China  (27 February 2008)
Bird flu suspected in Guangdong, Hong Kong alerted  (25 February 2008)
China to set new AIDS policy  (21 February 2008)
Survey: 40% of rural drinking water unsafe  (19 February 2008)
Blood thinner facility not licensed to make drugs  (18 February 2008)
Snow-melting agent contaminates water in Guangdong  (18 February 2008)
China may resist US FDA visit to drug facility  (15 February 2008)
Japan recalls Chinese dumplings over health panic  (1 February 2008)
Bird flu outbreak reported in Tibet  (30 January 2008)