[ricks_place]

Peoples Republic of China offers to accept dog carcasses for consumption disposal.

[Dick Bachert]

I understand that the Chicoms will soon be marketing in the U.S. something called — er — “Soylent Green” (I think) and the U.S.D.A. and State have signed off on it.

Tastes like chicken.

Anyone know what it is??

[silverleaf]

Another terrible indicator that free trade with China should exclude any product ingested by a living creature. The human values of our newest world capitalists make the meatpacking era of Upton Sinclair’s “Jungle” look like Disney World.

[traumer]

[theBuckwheat]

Leftists love to rail against “greedy” capitalists, as if the left doesn’t manifest a greed all its own. But real capitalism can only exist and thrive in an environment of the rule of law, and a sufficiently well developed legal system so that anyone who is injured, even accidentally, can be enforce their claim against the responsible party.

China appears to only be half capitalist. The rule of law is sorely lagging behind because it cannot and will not be brought up to necessary maturity. To do so would challenge the power of the Communist government for whom power is everything (even more than it is to Harry Reid).

In the west, the voters who understand the need for sufficient courts and laws to protect consumers and to make perfect product liability protections, can express their desires and government responds. We now have Consumer Protection agencies at the state and federal level.

The Chinese don’t have any of this, and it appears their government doesn’t care. If we don’t watch what we buy from China, there will only be more health problems that we import.

[sinanju]

I’m assuming this antifreeze/cough syrup story represents the tip of the chinese iceberg. About chinese food exports, the claim is that it involves tens of thousands of unregulated small farmers, haphazardly using pesticides and ferilizers rather than a handful of Archer Daniels Midlands, etc.

Once this starts hitting them seriously in the bottom-line, look to see some enforcement right quick.

Also, look to see this Wang Guiping guy at the next “Bodies - The Exhibition” when it comes through your town...

[Inquisitive1]

God know what they may be putting in other products...

Here's a low cost way to dispose of your hazwaste.

[Domangart]

I think the call dog, chow.

[Domangart]

I think they call dogs, chow.

[gaijin]

A little less than a century ago, the specific use of ethylene glycol as a solution triggered the creation of the Safe Food Act --something like 50 kids were poisoned.

Now foreigners did exactly the same thing --people from an enemy nation that once threatened to use nuclear weapons against LA-- I wonder what the reaction will be...?

I predict deafeaning silence.

[beaversmom]

Grandma gets lead out of baby bibs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829344/posts
Story about the vinyl backing on baby bibs (made in China) containing lead