China's organic farms rooted in food-safety concerns

China's organic farms rooted in food-safety concerns
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-01-24-chinafood24_ST_N.htm

"It's quite a shopping list — wine, mushrooms, bean curd, rice noodles, dairy drinks and cooking oil — but buyer beware. In recent months, fake or toxic batches of all these items have worried Chinese consumers nationwide and are a reminder that food safety is a major issue in a country where even government agencies have food grown for their staffs to avoid problems."