Understanding China's food safety problem: An analysis of 2387 incidents of acute foodborne illness

Safety criteria for the acquisition of meat in Brazilian University restaurants

“…The inclusion of meat in the menu meets the recommendations of daily intake of proteins (Brasil, 2008b). It is known that beef is among the five most common foods consumed in Brazil (Souza et al, 2013) and that meat is related to a great number of foodborne illness outbreaks (Brasil, 2011;Xue & Zhang, 2013).…”

Food safety in developing countries: an overview

“…Xue and Zhang (2013) carried out a meta-review of studies of acute food poisoning sourced from Chinese academic databases for the period 2000-2010, covering 2,387 individual incidents of acute foodborne illnesses. Overall, food additives were responsible for 9.9% of incidents, 3.5% of illnesses and 11.6% of deaths in studies they reviewed.…”

Elucidating the origin of milk products on the Chinese market using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope technique

“…Milk is a major issue for the dairy industry in terms of adulteration. Significant profits on dairy items make them a prime target for adulteration [4]. Because Chinese consumers have a high preference for foreign milk products, they are the most vulnerable when it comes to milk adulteration and mislabeling.…”