Finding the Facts About Mao’s Victims

Ian Johnson speaks with Yang Jisheng, author of Tombstone (Mubei), a groundbreaking new book on the Great Famine (1958–1961), which, though imprecisely known in the West, ranks as one of worst human disasters in history.

China's fight against disposable chopsticks

To keep up with demand, 100 acres of trees need to be felled every 24 hours. But efforts to restrain the use of disposable wooden chopsticks face many obstacles.

Sea Salt Latte: Is 85C The Next Coffee Craze?

A coffee company from Taiwan hopes to teach Americans to love squid-ink buns and iced sea salt lattes.

For China's Growing Middle Class, Expanding Waistlines Pose Problem

In the second in his series of reports from China on global health issues, Ray Suarez reports on the dramatic increase in obesity as the country's growing class of educated and well-paid consumers adopt some Western-style shopping and eating habits.

Pig Organs Tainted With a Banned Substance Sicken 70 in China

At least 70 people in southern China have been sickened after eating pig organs contaminated by a banned metabolism accelerator, state media reported.

China to Investigate French Company Over Claims of Tainted Formula

Government officials said they would investigate whether infant formula by French beverage giant Danone was tainted with melamine.

Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Case

A Chinese court sentenced two men to death and a top dairy company executive to life in prison for selling tainted milk products.

Two men sentenced to death over tainted milk scandal

Two men connected with the tainted milk scandal were sentenced to death today while Tian Wenhua, former board chairwoman of the Sanlu Group at the heart of the scandal, was sentenced to life in prison.

Families File Suit in Chinese Tainted Milk Scandal

The filing is a rare instance of lawyers in China attempting to get a court to hear a class-action product liability case.

Former Head of Chinese Dairy Pleads Guilty

The former chairwoman of one of China’s biggest dairy producers pleaded guilty to selling fake milk powder.

China Begins Trials for 9 in Tainted Milk Scandal

Nine people accused of intentionally tainting China’s dairy supplies earlier this year went on trial in the country’s worst food safety case in decades.

Tainted-Milk Victims in China to Be Paid

A group of Chinese dairy companies accused of selling tainted milk has agreed to compensate the victims, the state media announced.

Company at Core of China’s Milk Scandal Is Declared Bankrupt

The dairy company is being sued by parents hoping to be paid compensation for the illnesses or deaths of their children.

Hong Kong Finds More Tainted Eggs

For the fourth time in less than two months, a batch of eggs imported to Hong Kong from China were found to be contaminated with illegal levels of melamine, officials said.

China Pledges New Measures to Safeguard Dairy Industry

The Chinese government announced a wide range of food safety measures aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry.

F.D.A. Opens Office in Beijing to Screen Food and Drug Exports

The U.S. opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in the Chinese capital, the first of several overseas offices aimed at regulating the safety of imported food and medicine.

F.D.A. Detains Chinese Imports for Testing

Products from China that contain milk will be held at the border until tests prove that they are not contaminated.

Hong Kong Finds Tainted Chinese Fish Feed

Hong Kong food inspectors have found fish feed imported from China contaminated with high levels of melamine.

Chinese Regulators Destroy Tons of Tainted Animal Feed

Officials said that they had confiscated and destroyed more than 3,600 tons of animal feed tainted with melamine.