BEIJING // Stepping up their efforts after a slew of scandals surrounding tainted food and drugs, Chinese officials showed off seized goods yesterday to Chinese and foreign journalists and said consumers need not be wary of products made in China. China promotes safety efforts after scandals over drugs, pet food. They also invited reporters to a food-safety laboratory and discussed their efforts to find and test products for harmful ingredients. The government said yesterday that it had...

They can end up in the water from winds, tides or storm drains, where they can be mistaken for food and be fatal to marine life. What have you done for the ocean lately? David Helvarg, an environmentalist and author, says it's something we need to think about, since the oceans play a vital role in our lives. Concentrated animal feed operations for cattle, poultry and hogs intensifies pollution from animal waste that can harm other coastal ecosystems. Use fuel efficiently Coastal waters are...

The FDA, she said, tested just a few samples of pet food for the pain killer. Through our contacts in Texas, which is where the lab is located that conducted the analysis, we have learned there is genuine concern among key toxicological and analytical experts about the lab and the actual test results, said PFI spokesman Kurt Gallagher. What I do know is that when they told me they tested a few samples of cat and dog food, I asked them if they were the same lots and brands that we tested....

June 7 (Bloomberg) -- China will revamp its system for regulating food and drug safety in response to growing international concern over tainted food and contaminated or fake drugs, the Chinese government said. The government will ''phase in a tracking and recall system for exported food's quality, set up a system to predict risks and react to the risks in a speedy manner, and identify a list of companies who have a good track record and who are blacklisted,'' according to Bloomberg's...

Department of Agriculture program during 2002-2004 paid sheep producers to retain ewe lambs rather than send them to slaughter. But a few modest federal programs have helped the industry sustain itself, even increase a bit in Wyoming, and those who produce lamb and wool have enjoyed stable market prices in recent years. An American Sheep Industry representative recently told Congress that cost-share programs could be directed to prescriptive grazing contracts that would provide both a feed...