First baby formula, then dairy-based products from yogurt to chocolate, and now chicken eggs have been contaminated with melamine.

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"China's State Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman, Yan Jiangying, said the government had earmarked 8.8 billion yuan ($1.16 billion) for food and drug safety over the current Five Year Plan, which runs to 2010. Part of this would be spent on a large, new laboratory.

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CHINA has launched a crackdown on US food imports, seizing "rancid" pistachio nuts and vowing tough inspections in the wake of Washington's own offensive rejecting suspect Chinese food and drug ingredients.

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