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One of my favorite activities in Chengdu was sitting out and eating street food. Six years later I still love the food, but try to avoid the dirtiest spots. Hole in the wall restaurants and snack stands used to be a badge of honor for me.

Food exports have dropped by 30% to Japan, which is a key market for Chinese food products. As long as the government refuses to tackle this issue head on, then China really has no one to blame if Japan or other countries decide to start consuming less food products from China.

Ordering Chinese food can be an art form. Knowing the regional specialties will ensure you have a good meal. In this blog, find out what to order at a Shanghainese restaurant!

The new product identification and tracking system, which has been in the spotlight recently over concerns it may raise production costs, has been written into the draft food safety law. It is very encouraging that the government is stepping up to the plate regarding food safety regulation.

A KFC restaurant in Hong Kong is caught on a mobile phone camera serving food that was thrown away to customers. In the pictures and video, an employee digs through the garbage and trash can to find chicken or other food before serving it to customers. The manager allows this to save money. The workers do this so they can get off work earlier.

A Xuzhou company is suspected of supplying North American pet food distributors with tainted wheat gluten.

American-made Optima dog food that has been imported into China is being quickly and diligently recalled due to aflatoxin contamination. If you are in China and feeding your dog Optima dry dog food - immediately stop and have your dog checked out by a vet for symptoms of liver failure (yellow/orange urine, jaundice in skin/eyes/gums, lack of appetite, excessive consumption of water, etc.).

The United States Olympic Committee, which will have more than 600 people in its delegation, is planning to transport its own produce because of fears about public health and food standards in China.

Mice will be used to test athletes' food for poisons at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, a Chinese report says.