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.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

英国官方警告中药毒性风险
China pays the price for the toxic risks of traditional Chinese medicine
Caixin, August 22, 2013
CH:http://international.caixin.com/2013-08-22/100572639.html
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/tech-science/china-pays-the-price-for-the-toxic-risks-of-traditional-chinese-medicine/safety-health-care-poison-food-greenpeace/c4s13212/

质检总局:至今无中国制造业品牌跻身世界品牌百强 (Top gov’t quality inspection office: 371 batches of food exported out of China failed inspection)
China News Service, August 28, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/08/28/280674.html