Wal-Mart is taking food safety and product quality seriously as it enlarges its monetary commitment towards consumer health in China.

The China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation has formally published its 2009 corporate social responsibility report in Beijing.

Chengdu Food Safety Commission has said that Gufeng Sesame Oil Factory has been engaged in the illegal processing and sale of sesame oil and 13 restaurants in the city have been using in using substandard oils.

China's State Food and Drug Administration has issued a document which requires that information on food be published periodically in the interest of food safety.

China's State Council has established a Food Safety Commission according to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.

At a recent working conference, China's National Office of Food Safety asked that decisive measures be taken to completely remove all possible risks from the country's food market.

Despite reports that there have been two mercury poisoning cases related to its Sprite product in the past three months, Beijing Coca-Cola has declared that no mercury was involved in the company's production process and the drink must have been poisoned by some unknown person.