China: Food poisoning deaths up in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080309/ap_on_re_as/china_food_poisoning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080309/capt.a23fe9a8144646a997db542d559d2d38.china_politics_xob105.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=bU6IZvYYxuzXF8ijZnlaNA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="China's Labor and Security Minister Tian Chengping, center, speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Sunday, March 9, 2008. Tian said Sunday he was confident that China Could handle the dual pressure of an influx of a downturn in export industries. Tian also defended a new contract labor law that employers say has substantially raised their labor costs, especially in industries with slim profit margins such as toys (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)" border="0" /></a>AP - Food poisoning deaths in China rose by about one-third in 2007, the state-run news agency reported Sunday amid ongoing scrutiny over the safety of the country's food production chain.</p><br clear="all"/>

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