Danwei TV: Food safety in Beijing

Danwei.org, where I syndicate my podcasts, recently uploaded a user-generated video about food safety in Beijing.
This short film by Ren Bo was shot for Danwei. She asks Chinese consumers in “wet markets and super markets what they worry about when it comes to food safety and hygiene. This video is also on Youtube and Brightcove [...]

Inflation, pollution and pork

The inflation rate in China this year rose higher than expected to 4.2 percent, the highest its been since 1996, mainly because of rising food prices, according to the Asian Development Bank.
One reason for the spike was the outbreak of blue ear pig disease that caused pork shortages, thus driving up the prices of pork. [...]

Analyzing China’s ‘bad blood’

HIV-infected blood products for hemophiliacs.
Baby-killing milk powder.
Catfish laced with antibiotics.
Thomas the Tank Engine toys coated with lead paint.
Children-choking chewing gum
Cancer-causing egg yolks.
They sound like props out of a sci-fi horror flick, but in reality, they represent the most recent food and drug scandals to hit China.
Geoff Dyer analyzes the lack of accountability and transparency in [...]

‘Made in China’ upsetting the global food chain

(Illustration via Uninova.)
The “Made in China” label is getting a bad rap, in light of all the recent food scares coming out of the country. And now, marketers at foreign food and drug brands are taking advantage of consumer fears by emphasizing how their products are NOT made in China.

“NOT Made In [...]

Bogus ‘baozi’ and cancerous White Rabbit?!

I was digging around Shanghaiist today and found out that the fake bao zi story (about caustic soda-soaked, cardboard-filled buns) was made up! (Read my original post here.)
Kind of creepy how we all thought it could be true…
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(Photo via callalillie.)
In other news, my favorite Chinese candy, White Rabbit, was banned in the Philippines after the [...]