Here is the story, China Ex-Food and Drug Chief Executed By ALEXA OLESEN The Associated Press Tuesday, July 10, 2007; 2:24 AM BEIJING -- China on Tuesday executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog who had become a symbol of the country’s wide-ranging problems on product safety. Zheng Xiaoyu’s execution was confirmed by state television and the official Xinhua News Agency. ”The few corrupt officials of the (State Food and Drug Administration) are the shame of the whole system and their scandals have revealed some very serious problems,” SFDA spokeswoman Yan ...   read more