US store chain cuts sales of food from China Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2008 US grocery chain Trader Joe's said Monday it would stop selling food imported from China due to customers' concerns about the products' safety. "Our customers have voiced concerns about products from this region and we have listened," Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said in a statement. "All single ingredient food items sourced from mainland China sre scheduled to be out of our stores by April 1," she said. "We will continue to source products from other regions until our customers feel as confident as we do about the quality and safety of Chinese products." A series of consumer scares last year involving harmful products from major exporter China, including seafood, cat food, medicines and toys, led to mass product recalls and the tightening of US safety regulations. Trader Joe's, which focuses partly on selling organic food, was founded in California in the 1960s. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Farming Today - Suppliers and Technology
China struggles to avoid past mistakes in controlling food prices Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 11, 2008 Rocketing food prices in China have sown deep concern among the communist leadership, ever wary of social unrest, as they fumble to control inflation without repeating past mistakes, analysts say. |
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