The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested seafood samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and found harmful levels of perfluorooctanoic acid in canned clams from China.
China recently released a timeline and benchmarks for its National Strategy for Food Safety, and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment published a paper that examines China’s concept of food safety and identifies future work areas.
China was recently approved for a $400 million loan from the World Bank, which will go towards its China Food Safety Improvement Project, with an estimated cost of $735 million.
Banyueten, a Chinese magazine, recently reported that Chinese authorities are investigating multiple dead pigs that have been found along a section of the Yellow River.
The FSIS is issuing a public health alert for raw frozen New Orleans-Roasted Chicken Wings products imported and labeled with a false USDA mark of inspection.
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China could spur increased usage of flexible packaging to improve food safety, according to Brendan Connell-French, Wood Mackenzie research associate.
