A Taiwan court has sentenced Yeh Wen-hsiang, chairman of foodstuffs company Chang Guann, to 20 years in prison for his role in the sale for consumption of 243 tons of used cooking oil collected from restaurants and leather processing plants, Agence France-Presse reported. Yeh was also fined NT$50 million (US$1.589 million) by the court. More than […]
Category: Health Care
Wang Zhicai, an official fired over the tainted milk scandal of 2008 that saw as many as 300,000 sickened and six infants dead, has been promoted to State Chief Veterinary Officer at China’s Ministry of Agriculture, Caixin reported, citing a personnel list on the ministry’s website. Wang had been dismissed as head of the ministry’s […]
A fire late Saturday at Formosa Water Park in Taiwan sparked by the accidental explosion of colored theatrical powder injured 519 people and left 419 hospitalized, about half of whom had been seriously injured, including 184 in intensive care, The Associated Press reported, citing the New Taipei City health bureau. The powder for the one-time […]
Overuse of antibiotics in humans and animals has led to high concentrations of the most common varieties in river basins throughout China as some 53,800 tons entered the environment through urine and excrement in 2013, South China Morning Post reported, citing a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Researchers found the highest levels in […]
The risk of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) spreading in China has significantly increased, South China Morning Post reported, citing a statement from the National Health and Family Planning Commission. Spokesperson Mao Qunan told a news briefing in Beijing that the government’s prevention and control measures were focused on preventing cases of the virus from […]