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China responds to U.S. Senator Rick Scott’s claim that Chinese garlic poses a food safety threat, questioning the rationale behind the U.S. ban included in the NDAA for fiscal year 2025.
U.S. Senator Rick Scott claims Chinese garlic poses a major threat to U.S. food safety, prompting a response from Beijing amid rising trade tensions.
China criticizes the U.S. ban on Chinese garlic, calling it protectionist. U.S. Senator Rick Scott claims Chinese garlic poses a ‘major threat’ to food safety. Tensions rise over trade restrictions.
Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to U.S. Senator Rick Scott’s claim that Chinese garlic poses a ‘major threat’ to U.S. food safety, highlighting escalating trade tensions.
An E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened 104 people across 14 U.S. states, leading to 34 hospitalizations and prompting a nationwide recall.
U.S. health authorities have identified slivered onions used by McDonald’s as the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 90 people, leading to one death and multiple hospitalizations.
The CDC reports fresh onions served at McDonald’s are likely behind an E. coli outbreak affecting 90 people across 13 states. Investigations and recalls are underway to ensure public safety.
McDonald’s has declared its beef patties are not the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders that has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 75 others.
Several major U.S. fast-food chains have removed fresh onions from menus amid an E. coli outbreak linked to onions used in McDonald’s burgers, affecting multiple states with illnesses and hospitalizations.
A groundbreaking study has found over 3,600 chemicals from food packaging in human bodies, including substances hazardous to health, highlighting urgent need for further research.
China’s Office of the Food Safety Commission has announced the results of a joint investigation into the illegal use of tanker trucks for transporting edible oil, leading to criminal charges against individuals and companies.
FAO reports that 225,000 people die annually from foodborne illnesses in Asia-Pacific, urging unified efforts to improve food safety and reduce the high mortality rate, especially among children.
Experts reassure consumers that the risk of contracting COVID-19 from imported food is extremely low, despite recent detections of the virus on food packaging in the Chinese mainland.