Tide turning in product safety: official

The China Post - China's crackdown on unsafe goods and food was showing results and international opinion over the problem was shifting in the nation's favor, a senior official said, while noting that enforcement remained "uneven." Full Story

United States firm recalls Chinese-made toy rockets

The China Post - Estes-Cox Corp, a Colorado-based importer of flying model rockets made in China, has recalled about 80,000 of its X-15 rocket because of a potential safety hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Full Story

Shipment of frozen United States sardines fails China checks

The China Post - China has found poisonous bacteria in a shipment of frozen sardines prepared in the U.S. and shipped by a Japanese trading company, state media said on Tuesday. Full Story

Food exports plummet as safety tightens

The China Post - Chinese exports of foods including garlic, honey and fish fell sharply this summer as Beijing officials tightened health and safety regulations. That has meant increased revenue for some American growers whose products are now in greater demand -- but also higher prices for U.S. consumers. Full Story

Following recalls, toy-testing firm works overtime to keep up

The China Post - Gone is the 40-hour work week at Specialized Technology Resources Inc. Boxes of toys are piling up in the middle of its testing lab, workers are coming in on weekends, and product testers who normally would check tools or candles are working on chess sets and plastic cars. Full Story

Why Mattel has to apologize publicly

The China Post - The Chinese call it guanxi, and it refers to the relationships that are so crucial to doing business in their country. Full Story

Inspections intensified for United States cattle hide imports

The China Post - Inspectors in northeast China have stepped up checks on cattle hides imported from the United States after finding live flies in six shipments, state media said Sunday. Full Story

Beijing seeks advice to spin crisis

The China Post - Tainted pet food. Unsafe toys. Brown skies and orange lakes. Slave labor scandals. Collapsed bridges and coal mining disasters. Full Story

Head of product safety in China promises safe toys for Christmas

The China Post - The Chinese-made toys children will receive for Christmas this year will be safe, the head of China's product safety agency said Wednesday, pledging that problems over the use of dangerous lead paint will be resolved in time for holiday exports. Full Story

European Union consumer chief faces European Union assembly on unsafe goods

The China Post - The European Union's consumer chief will seek the backing of the European Parliament on Wednesday to try to force EU countries to act against companies which import unsafe goods into the bloc. Full Story

China defends its battered toy industry

The China Post - Stung by global recalls, China opened toy factories and a toy-testing lab to foreign media Tuesday, showing off workers in white lab coats scraping paint off plastic toys and twisting the legs and arms of action-figure dolls. Full Story