China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) required manufacturers of dietary supplements to tighten the control of raw materials in a circular issued on Friday.
Food companies in East China's Zhejiang province have been gearing up to provide products to earthquake-hit Japan.
Mainland customers rushed to buy imported baby formula in HK. The store opened. A queue-jumper wanted to get more than the 3-tin quota. Then it got rowdy. But WHY the long stretch in the first place?
Confiscation of farmland, insufficient compensation and a lack of employable skills have left millions of Chinese farmers living difficult lives, with many losing confidence in their future, said a national political adviser on Wednesday.
On a high school's playground Lincoln Limos were parked, while an orchestra of 100 musicians played, with super-sized LEDs as a backdrop and glaring cameras everywhere.
Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Friday tried to halt the panic buying of salt, assuring amply supply. While experts warned that iodized salt would do little to help protect against radiation and taking excessive amounts of iodine was harmful.
WHO: Radiation risk mostly confined in Japan
Women in the city won't feel cramped for space in restrooms for much longer as the authorities have decided to build larger women's toilets.
When the daughter of the first sports department head of China proposed to recruit a soccer team made up of soldiers, a top official with the paramilitary police also gave legislators a plan meant to place a greater priority on the sport in China.
China's authorities retrieved 980 million yuan ($149 million) for cheated buyers last year as the country stepped up efforts to protect consumers' rights.
Lei Feng is more than a name in China. He is a cultural icon that survives the bygone age and acquires new interpretations nowadays that mirror the evolution of Chinese zeitgeist.
Lawmakers and experts have urged stronger punishments and improved law enforcement to ensure food safety, following tainted food scandals that have generated nationwide concern.
China's top political advisory body has taken the lead in disclosing accounts of its spending amid growing calls from lawmakers and political advisers for detailed information about the country's expenditures.