A bird’s-eye view of newly harvested red chilis spread out to dry in the sun in Xinjiang. (Reuters)
CHINA FOOD NEWS
In China, consumers have to be on guard not just against fake food, but also fake news about food. (Quartz)
Alibaba to use blockchain to fight China’s fake food. (Tech in Asia)
GMO fears in China grow as ChemChina is set to seal the deal on purchasing agro-giant Syngenta. (Wall Street Journal)
As fish stocks collapse, China’s fishing fleet move to squid, accounting for over half their catch in foreign waters. What the Chinese boats catch, the world eats. (Financial Times)
& RELATED
Another reason why it’s important to Know Your Food: the global dangers of industrial meat. (Civil Eats)
Life on Mars? Scientists successfully grow potato in Mars-like laboratory conditions. (SCMP)
How good for you is chocolate? Health Ambition weighs the pros and cons. (Health Ambition)
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