Posts Tagged ‘Food’
It’s Not “Quality Fade”. It’s Oversight Fade. It’s Not “Poorly Made”. It’s Poorly Managed
Monday, August 20, 2012 9:40 1 CommentIn response to the recent news that two Chinese automakers were recalling cars exported to Australia for a quality failure (asbestos in car seat foam), Michael Dunne wrote the follow up post on China Realtime Chinese Asbestos in Australia? Blame ‘Quality Fade’ where he offers two possibilities for how the “failure” occurred: First, were they […]
10 Foods I (Try to) Avoid in China
Monday, May 14, 2012 9:10 11 CommentsFollowing last week’s post, I was reminded by a reader about a post I wrote a couple years back , and I decided to update it as the core of the post was a list of foods that I generally avoid in China. It is a list that has changed over time, but in looking […]
Food. The Reason Some Are Looking to Leave China
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 7:37 4 CommentsSpeak to anyone who had a child while they were in China, and one of the first issues that comes up is food safety. Beyond air pollution, there is no topic that (in general) I have more discussions about… and more often than not I am being asked what I eat and where do I […]
Soaring Meat Consumption in China Has Global Implications
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 1:06 2 CommentsAfter writing the piece China’s Energy Gaps Create Opportunities last week, a few different articles came across my RSS reader that highlighted the need for a food post as well. Food is one of those things that I do not think gets enough attention. There are certainly more than enough stories about food safety in […]
Fixing China’s Food Safety Issues will Require a $100 Billion
Friday, July 6, 2007 4:46 4 CommentsWith all the recent news surrounding the safety of Chinese produced goods, many are looking for answers and I would like to thank my friends at A.T. Kearny who turned me onto a recent report entitled Fixing China’s Food Safety Issues will Require a $100 Billion Investment (PDF Report Here). Supported by a detailed powerpoint […]