The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, May 03, 2013

Consumer Product Safety

中国最高法院通报危害食品安全罪量刑 (China’s High Court Issues Instructions on How to Apply Food Safety Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130503_food_safety_regulation.shtml

Related:
最高法:地沟油按“掺入有毒非食品原料”定罪 (Supreme Court Criminalizes Use of Gutter Oil in Food)
People's Daily, May 03, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-05/3898200.html

中国破获鼠肉加明胶充羊肉案 (China Cracks Rat-Meat-Sold-as-Lamb Case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130503_china_mice_lamb.shtml

Related:
Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Food Fears in China
The New York Times, May 03, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/world/asia/rat-meat-sold-as-lamb-in-china-highlights-fears.html?_r=1&