Samsung is considered relapsing its faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 9 after an fire catching in the US, which may impact on the sale of this product on the global. Samsung relapse its faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 9? According to newswire NewYork Post, a Long Island woman Diane Chung took Samsung to the court after her Samsung Galaxy Note 9 spontaneously combusted inside a Long Island woman’s purse. The first target of the lawsuit is to clarify her damage in this incident. Diane Chung said in her lawsuit she was using the new handset on September 3 when it suddenly became "extremely hot," and then she stopped using the phone and placed it in her purse but soon heard "a whistling and screeching sound, and she noticed thick smoke" pouring from her purse. Chung had to remove the phone by emptying her purse onto an elevator floor, but the fire didn't stop until a passerby picked up the handset with a cloth and placed it into a bucket of water. The … [Read more...] about Samsung relapse its faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 9?
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India bans vaccine imports from tainted China company
By AFP  August 1, 2018 | 03:04 pm GMT+7 Drug manufacturer Changchun Changsheng is under investigation in China after it emerged the company had fabricated records. Photo by AFP India has banned the import of a rabies vaccine from a Chinese manufacturer embroiled in a safety scandal. "The vaccine is being used in India, but we don't have the exact details of the total number of units imported or where they have been distributed," Head of India's drug regulator S. Eswara Reddy told the Hindustan Times daily. "I have asked my staff to prepare a detailed information report on its import and distribution," he was quoted as saying in the interview. "Once we get the information, we will ask for a recall of the vaccine from market. But until then, there is a blanket ban on its import." Rabies kills an estimated 20,000 people in India every year, according to the government's National Rabies Control Program. China's latest product-safety scare emerged more than a week … [Read more...] about India bans vaccine imports from tainted China company
Ministry bans sibutramine-containing weight loss product
Head of the Ministry of Health’s Department of Food Administration Nguyen Thanh Phong has sent a document to its municipal and provincial sub-departments and heads of food safety management boards in big cities such as HCMC, the Central City of Da Nang and the northern province of Bac Ninh ordering to supervise Sibutramine-containing food. In its document, the Department said the substance is banned for its side- effects; notwithstanding, related agencies has discovered sibutramine-containing slimming pills recently. These products were recalled according to the regulation. To strictly follow the Prime Minister’s resolution No. 17/CT-TTg issued in June 19, 2018 on fighting against smuggling, frauds in trade, sales of fake and low-quality pharmaceutical products to protect consumers’ health condition, departments of health in the country must take same for testing especially taking heed to Sibutramine. Once violations are detected, penalties will be imposed as per the … [Read more...] about Ministry bans sibutramine-containing weight loss product
Dong Thap seminar explores ways to help farmers shift to agribusiness
Dong Thap seminar explores ways to help farmers shift to agribusinessSon Nguyen A view of a seminar held in Dong Thap Proviince on June 9 to explore ways to help farmers shift to doing agribusiness - PHOTO: THUY TRIEU HCMC – A seminar taking place today, June 9, in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap dug deep into solutions to help farmers shift to agribusiness for sustainable agricultural development, with several speakers highlighting the urgent need to take the market-based approach, apply science and technology, and promote farmer-business connectivity. In his opening remarks at the seminar jointly organized by Saigon Times Group and Dong Thap Province, Nguyen Van Duong, chairman of the province, asserted the leadership’s strong determination to switch to new agricultural models to maximize benefits for farmers. Reviewing the province’s initial restructuring in agriculture, Duong said farmers in Dong Thap have gradually relinquished their age-old habit … [Read more...] about Dong Thap seminar explores ways to help farmers shift to agribusiness
Chinese man jailed by Dutch court for smuggling rhino horn
By AFP  April 7, 2018 | 09:07 am GMT+7 South Africa is battling a scourge of rhino poaching fueled by insatiable demand for their horn in Asia. Photo by AFP Demand comes mostly from China and Vietnam, where the horn is coveted as a traditional medicine, an aphrodisiac or as a status symbol. A Dutch court Friday sentenced a Chinese man to a year in jail for smuggling five rhino horns and four other horn objects worth about 500,000 euros ($613,000) in his luggage. The man was caught by customs officials at Schiphol airport in December, as he transited through Amsterdam on his way from South Africa to the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. "The Amsterdam court has sentenced a 30-year-old man of Chinese nationality to 12 months in prison for smuggling rhino horns and falsifying a visa," the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority said. It recalled that trading in endangered species is banned under the CITES convention prohibiting sales of … [Read more...] about Chinese man jailed by Dutch court for smuggling rhino horn
France decries ‘dysfunction’ in baby milk recall
French President Emmanuel Macron added his voice to calls for those responsible to be punished.Lactalis, one of the world's largest producers of dairy products, in December issued a recall of all products made at its factory in Craon, northwest France, after discovering salmonella bacteria at the site.But several French retailers admitted this week that they had continued to sell the manufacturer's affected products even after the ban."This is a major dysfunction in the withdrawal and recall by the operators who bear the responsibility," French Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert told a news conference.Supermarket chain Carrefour said on Wednesday it had sold 434 boxes of baby milk produced by Lactalis that should have been withdrawn and Systeme-U admitted to selling 384 boxes. Earlier Leclerc said it had sold 984 affected Lactalis products since the recall and Auchan 52.Hypermarket chain Casino, which also owns the Franprix and Geant franchises, was the latest to come forward on … [Read more...] about France decries ‘dysfunction’ in baby milk recall
Salmonella contamination: VN recalls French baby milk products
After receiving information that eight nutritional products of Lactalis were at risk of infection, the Food Safety Department requested the company that imports these products to determine the quantity imported by Vietnam and recall the products immediately, Pham Viet Nga, the department’s deputy head, said.The import company was also required to report details of the recall to the ministry every day, she said.Through inspection, the department discovered that eight batches of products susceptible to Salmonella Agona bacteria contamination had been imported into Vietnam.Earlier, the International Network of Food Safety Authorities (INFOSAN) warned that some cases of salmonella infection in infants were detected in France.According to Nga, the department has also notified the customs and State inspection agencies at the border to carry out inspections on these products."Besides the at-risk products, we will also check other products to ensure the safety of consumers,” Nga … [Read more...] about Salmonella contamination: VN recalls French baby milk products
Vietnam raises warning over French baby milk products amid salmonella scare
Vietnam’s health ministry has issued a directive asking the public to suspend the use or trade of baby milk products from French company Lactalis amid global fears of salmonella contamination. The ministry issued the advice after receiving a warning on Tuesday from the International Food Safety Authorities Network, which is managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization. Food safety officials from the ministry said several of the company's products are in circulation in Vietnam and will be tested. French authorities and Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy products group, have ordered the recall of millions of baby milk products around the world after health authorities in France reported that 26 infants had been sickened since December 1. Salmonella contamination is caused by intestinal bacteria from farm animals. Symptoms include severe diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting, and the illness is dangerous for children and the elderly … [Read more...] about Vietnam raises warning over French baby milk products amid salmonella scare
Market awash with DEHP-tainted products
Market awash with DEHP-tainted productsBy Minh Tam - The SaigonTimes DailyHCMC – The local market is awash with DEHP-tainted products,from home appliances and toys to food containers and medical devices, expertssaid at a conference on the cancer-causing substance in HCMC on Wednesday.Chemical and health experts warned consumers about healthrisks when using DEHP-tainted products at the conference “DEHP and Community Health”held by the HCMC Public Health Society. Chu Pham Ngoc Son, vice chairman of both the HCMC Union ofScience and Technology Associations and the HCMC Public Health Society, saidDEHP is an industrial chemical widely used in PVC with a rate of up to 50% forplasticizing. The plasticizer is used for producing home appliances suchas plastic curtains, plastic doors, rain coats, toys, and medical devices amongothers, he said. In particular, consumers are exposed to greater health riskswhen using food packaging films, as DEHP will draw and contaminate the … [Read more...] about Market awash with DEHP-tainted products
Products recalled from U.S. hit record high
Products recalled from U.S. hit record highBy Thu Nguyet - The SaigonTimes DailyHCMC - The number of Vietnamese children’s product recallshit a record high last year as local exporters violated the U.S. goodssafety regulations, according to a commissioner of the U.S. Consumer ProductSafety Commission (CPSC).Jeffrey G. Hilsgen, director of CPSC Asia-Pacific, saidthere were 18 Vietnamese children’s product lines recalled in the U.S. last year.As of August 4 this year, there had been seven cases compared to an average of8-9 cases in previous years.The major recalled products include beds with unsafecomponents and apparels with drawstrings or high lead content. There were 65such product recalls in the U.S.,among which 47 originated from China,in the period between October 2010 and March 2011.These products have violated the U.S. Consumer ProductSafety Improvement Act, or CPSIA. The regulations took effect from 2008 whenChinese harmful product recalls peaked.CPSIA limits the … [Read more...] about Products recalled from U.S. hit record high