As concerns over food safety spread due to the controversy surrounding the use of formaldehyde in Chinese cabbage, the city of Naju has begun proactively inspecting ingredient usage at kimchi ...

A multi-domain chemical profiling study reveals that kimchi cabbage heads are chemically stratified from tender, sugar-rich inner leaves to outer layers enriched in glucosinolates, nitrate, and ...

Foreign supermarkets will now be able to label the main ingredient of kimchi containers as “kimchi cabbage” instead of “Chinese cabbage.” This change follows the addition of the term “kimchi cabbage” ...

The Seoul city government will conduct a special inspection of about 9,500 cabbage-handling businesses through September. The response comes after reports that cabbages soaked in the Group 1 ...

Consumer anxiety over Chinese kimchi is mounting again after reports emerged that cabbage growers in China had used formaldehyde — a known carcinogen — to keep the vegetable fresh during transport.

In response to the recent controversy over Chinese napa cabbage, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to ease public concerns about food safety by implementing thorough inspections from the ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - China's efforts to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a social media showdown between Chinese and South Korean ...

After reports emerged that formaldehyde — a Group 1 carcinogen — had been used in kimchi production in China, the Seoul Metropolitan Government is moving to tighten inspections of kimchi ingredients.

A formaldehyde-treated napa cabbage scandal in China is raising concerns over whether it could affect kimchi’s growing popularity in the United States. Chinese authorities confirmed illegal use of ...

Kimchi is the lifeblood of Korea. It is impossible to overstate how important a thrice-daily bowl of the fiery, fermented red cabbage is to the Korean worker. It is the gasoline and the Valvoline that ...