China Economic ReviewChina has re-imposed a ban on Thai poultry, citing renewed fears of bird flu contamination, state media reported. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Ministry of Agriculture issued a joint statement Thursday announcing plans to return or destroy all poultry and poutry products imported from Thailand after October 27. China […]
With the obesity rate rising,opportunities abound in China’s weight loss industry
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety said it had found high levels of melamine in fish feed from mainland China, though the chemical has not yet been found in fish, the Wall Street Journal reported. The fish feed contained 6.6 parts per million of melamine, exceeding government limits for food products of 2.5 parts per […]
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said it stopped production of a herbal injection that is believed to have caused the deaths of three people, AP reported. The company, Heilongjiang-based Wandashan Pharmaceutical, voluntarily recalled all of its injectable products, including ciwujia, which the SFDA said had been contaminated by rain water and bacteria. The […]
CCB International, the investment banking arm of China Construction Bank, will launch a US$731 million fund to invest in China’s health care sector, the South China Morning Post reported, citing state media. The fund, to be called China Healthcare Investment Fund, will focus on investments in pharmacies, medical-equipment manufacturing, medical institutions and services. No launch […]