Meat Safety Boosted for Spring Festival
CHINA - The government will redouble its efforts to weed out illegal meat processing in the coming months, especially during the Spring Festival, in the interest of food safety, officials said on Friday....

Action on Illegal Slaughtering, Improving Meat Safety
CHINA - The Chinese authorities are to crack down on illegal slaughtering and strengthen meat safety through a nine-month action plan starting this month.

Shandong Issues New Pork Quality Rules
CHINA - East China's Shandong province issued new rules that require all pig abattoirs to keep records of animal's source, circulation and consumption information to guarantee its safety, according to...

Two New Lean Pork Drugs Detected in Checks
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Two new chemicals with the same function as clenbuterol hydrochloride - an illegal drug used to produce lean pork - were detected in recent food safety checks, local watchdogs said y...

19 Pigs Test Positive to Illegal Additive in China
CHINA - Nineteen pigs in Central China's Henan province have tested positive to having a banned additive in their urine, the city government said earlier today.

CIMIE: Meeting Global Meat Industry Challenges
CHINA - Global meat demand is expected to grow by 40 per cent by 2025, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris, from the China International Meat Industry Summit in Beijing.

Pigs Relax to Music Before Slaughter
CHINA - A pig deserves at least 12 hours of solitude, walking, patting, and music if possible before it is slaughtered, a central China city has ruled.