China accused the media of playing up the country's food safety problems and causing panic among consumers Tuesday, even as government officials announced that dozens of sweets and crackers for children had failed food standards and the discovery of even more fake blood protein in hospitals.

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Monitoring vegetables while they are growing is crucial in the prevention of contamination of fresh produce with harmful bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella, say plant pathologists who are members of The American Phytopathological Society (APS).

University of Nottingham experts have joined forces with Canadian biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc to develop new weapons in the fight against food poisoning.

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China has promised to clean up its food industry after exports of contaminated food ingredients led to the deaths of dogs and cats in North America. As VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, environmentalists in the country are calling for a ban on dangerous additives, and more thorough enforcement of food safety laws.

Increasingly, consumer products, especially food and beverage products, are being scrutinized for better quality. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, a food science expert has developed a rapid, reliable and efficient technique to ensure fruit and vegetable juice products adhere to federal and international quality standards.

With food poisoning and shoddy fake medicine cases frequently reported to have caused deaths in China, the government is expected to issue a comprehensive plan to track and trace food products.

Chemists at the University of South Carolina are developing a consumer test kit that people can use to quickly and accurately determine if food products are spoiled or safe to eat.

Menu Foods Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:MEW.UN) has provided an update on its March 16 pet food recall, which represents an important step forward on identifying the issue's cause.