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Mengniu says its milk is safe

China Mengniu dairy, which recently came under investigation for additives in its milk, said government checks had determined its products to be safe for consumption, Reuters reported. Last week, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision said Mengniu was under investigation for adding osteoblast milk protein to its milk. "After considering the source, […]

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In with the old

Hutongs are the flavor of the month among shoppers and snappers

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Consumer This Week in China

Can this fuwa craze finally end?

It appears that the Olympic mascots, those friendly fuwas, are still brisk business. On my way from the office to the subway each night I’ve been passing through the Viva Beijing mall at the Guangzhou R&F mixed-use complex, where I’ve seen massive lines of people queued up to buy the stuffed fuwas, presumably to take […]

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Parents detained before melamine verdict

Parents of infants sickened by melamine-tainted milk powder threatened to organize protests after two of them were prevented from traveling to Hebei for the announcement of the verdict by the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court, the South China Morning Post reported. Dong Shiliang, a parent from Yunnan, was detained as he tried to board a plane […]

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Culture or light

The vice chairman of iGuzzini Lighting China explains why lighting is about more than a bulb