Chinese retail information solutions provider Changyi Technologies has set up a strategic partnership with the retail solutions provider Retalix, to provide more advanced information technology to Chinese retail enterprises.

Greenpeace recently published a report on pesticide residues in vegetables and fruit in China, which shows five kinds of fruit and vegetables contained extremely poisonous pesticide and produce sold in supermarkets contain higher level of pesticide residue than those sold in agricultural markets.

Shanghai-based Nong Gong Shang Supermarkets has requested its 3,500 supermarkets and convenience stores to remove baby bath products produced by the American giant Johnson & Johnson from their shelves after allegations that the products contain carcinogens.