Chinese consumers are expressing concerns about the safety of New Zealand's dairy products since a toxic substance has been found.
New Zealand agricultural authorities on Friday moved to reassure dairy food consumers in China that its products are safe.
Shanghai's food safety watchdog is still investigating Yum! Brands Inc and its subsidiary KFC for a scandal involving antibiotics-tainted chicken, vowing severe punishment for any violations.
One of China's largest suppliers of meat accused of selling sick chickens to multiple fast- food chains including KFC has been cleared of wrongdoing based on preliminary investigations by local food safety officials.
A major chicken supplier is suspected of selling sick birds to popular food chains including KFC, in the latest crisis to hit the nation's poultry industry.
KFC owner said fourth-quarter same-store sales fell more than projected in China as demand was hit by a government probe into chicken suppliers.
The Beijing health inspection department will conduct a spot check on the capital's fast food chicken and publicize the results soon, The Beijing News reported on Monday.
Amantadine may exist in test samples of raw chicken belonging to Yum Brands, which owns the fast food chain KFC, according to the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration.
Excessive amounts of antibiotics were found in eight batches of raw chicken samples taken from KFC supplier Shandong Liuhe Group from 2010 to 2011, the Shanghai Food Safety Office said in a statement on Thursday.
The Shandong provincial government is investigating chicken farms supplying KFC, on accusations of illegal use of antibiotics and hormones.
Check: Shanghai food watchdog checks KFC chicken
Sales: Tainted chicken scare hits Yum China sales
The government of Shandong province is investigating chicken farms following accusations of illegal use of antibiotics and hormones there, the province's food safety office said.