Tag: Outbreak
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 7, 2020
Exotic meats are a Chinese delicacy. But they’re causing concern about another outbreak.
Food & Cooking News Article
Ou Yang is having a hard time finding snake to eat. “A very famous restaurant specialized in cooking snakes in my city already stopped providing such dishes,” Ou told NBC News from Foshan, in southern China, where snake has long been regarded as a delicacy. “They are all banned now.” As the world struggles to
Written by Linda D. MohlerJune 29, 2020
China pushes traditional remedies amid outbreak
Food & Cooking News Article
Covid-19 has given new momentum to Beijing’s push to internationalise traditional medicine As scientists race to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, Beijing has been championing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a way to treat the disease. A recent white paper released by the Chinese government claimed that 92% of the country’s Covid-19 cases were treated
Written by Linda D. MohlerJune 23, 2020
Beijing’s Latest Virus Outbreak Disrupts Tyson Foods and PepsiCo
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(Bloomberg) — China suspended poultry imports from a Tyson Foods Inc. plant where hundreds of employees tested positive for Covid-19, stoking concerns over the broader implications for U.S. and global meat exports. All products from the plant in Springdale, Arkansas, where Tyson is based, that are about to arrive in China or have arrived at