Over fears of adulterated or substandard food, many Chinese rely on word-of-mouth to find safe groceries, but officials and technicians say it is time to take a more scientific approach and use big data to address food safety concerns.
Security minister does not rule out legislative changes; experts suggest setting out need for fire escapes and having sufficient space and ventilation in the densely packed storage areas.
A judge-led inquiry into last year’s tainted water scare said Hong Kong had no safety standards for drinking water and warned that government supervision should not just stop at the end of the water pipe.
Asserting that air safety is of paramount importance to the Indian Navy, the naval chief said on Wednesday that the force is putting up several remedial measures to avoid aircraft crashes.
There has been an "enormous rise" in the demand for self-defense products including personal safety alarms, tactical pens and keychains in China following a hotel assault in early April.
China's top legislature will inspect enforcement of the new food safety law in 10 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions from mid-April to the end of May.
Chinese authorities have arrested nine people in a recent milk powder scandal, which involved the production and selling of fake baby formula under the brands of "Similac" and "Beingmate".
The food safety authorities and other government agencies are still searching for the whereabouts of 3,300 cans of knockoff infant formula sold in four Chinese provinces, said senior officials at a press conference held by the State Council’s food safety office Saturday.
A high court here rejected an appeal by Kyushu residents seeking to shut down the only two nuclear reactors operating in Japan, ruling that it is impossible to secure absolute safety with nuclear energy.
On Sunday, the eve of the Lunar New Year, Shanghai downtown resident Wei said he was the 6,403rd person to promise on instant messaging app WeChat not to set off fireworks this year.
U.S. and Russian defense officials on Thursday held a video conference to discuss implementation of the U.S.-Russia memorandum of understanding on flight safety over Syrian airspace, the Pentagon said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged implementation of the "strictest" measures to ensure food safety for the public.
China published its first nuclear white paper on Wednesday, detailing policies and measures relating to nuclear emergency preparedness and highlighting a "rational, coordinated and balanced" nuclear security approach.
Thirty-five restaurants selling popular dishes and snacks were found to have used opium poppies as a seasoning, China's top food safety regulator said on Thursday.
Twenty-two people on a tour bus in Tokyo were injured when the bus crashed on National Route 8 in the center of the capital on Wednesday.
A total of 85 enterprises working with hazardous chemicals in Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin municipality will be closed or relocated after district safety checks concluded.
After narrowly escaping being buried alive, Li Qiying said she had never expected the huge pile of soil and waste outside her dormitory window could collapse all of a sudden.
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