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A Braised-Egg Shop in Luoyang Sells 3,000 a Day at 1.5 Yuan — and Its Owner Is Begging People to Stop Coming

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A Luoyang shop selling 1.5-yuan braised eggs went so viral that drivers cross an hour of traffic for them; the owner, waking at 3 a.m. to keep up, is turning reporters away — the latest chapter in China's viral-small-shop cycle.

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Undercover Report Finds Grilled Sausages and 'Beef' Balls Made From Chicken-Neck Paste

An undercover report by Shandong broadcaster Lightning News found Chinese sausage and meatball plants grinding chicken necks and frames into paste — and flavoring 'beef' balls with additive and tallow while the ingredient list says beef.

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After a Family's Food Poisoning, China Rethinks How It Stores Its Eggs

A family of three in Shenyang fell ill after eating scrambled eggs — the culprit was eggs washed before storage, which stripped away the shell's natural protection. The official advice that followed has millions of Chinese households re-examining the egg tray in their refrigerator doors.

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Starbucks China Starts Prompting Non-Paying Sitters to Order Up

After a customer was reminded five times in ninety minutes, Starbucks China has made 'consumption to sit' a national policy — and the debate over who owns cafe seating has pulled in its own customers, Weibo and the Shanghai Consumer Council.

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Huiyuan, China's Original National Juice, Cuts Ties With Its Own Name

Beijing Huiyuan, the juice maker founded in 1992 that became a fixture of Chinese grocery carts, announced it will stop producing anything carrying the 'Huiyuan' trademark after its restructuring investor failed to pay 850 million yuan — leaving cartons still on shelves under the famous name with no tie to the company that made it famous.

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Sam's Club's Quality Reputation Wobbles in China as Members Recheck Every Box

Sam's Club built a devoted Chinese membership on the promise of vetted quality. A wave of complaints — maggots in noodles, a rat in a mochi box, downgraded private-label ingredients, and a regulators' summons — has members asking whether the trust they pay for is still there.

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