[Flavius]

how to protect golden goose or peking duck - alert

[Gorzaloon]

The closures came amid a nationwide crackdown on shoddy and dangerous products launched in December that also uncovered use of recycled or expired food, the China Daily said.

And all this time I thought that the doctrine of emptying ashtrays into the leftovers when the meal was done in Chinese restaurants was a cruel urban legend.

[Wonder Warthog]

"..(as if"legal" ones are any better).."

A truly dumbass comment. Show me a non-chemical food, and I'll get you the Nobel prize.

[metmom]

ping

[BuffaloJack]

I will assume that this implies that China closed the factories for using toxic chemicals as opposed to chemicals normally added (even in the USA) as preservatives, moisteners, thickeners and flavor enhancers.
Thank you China.

[kidd]

[GOPJ]

Does anyone know how long China's been using lead based paints on children's toys? If it's been a long time ( and test can be run on old toys) there might be an under story to all this -- either China just started criminal cutting corners ( not likely) or some large group or hedge fund is shorting Chinese markets big time, or top execs just happened to notice problems with Chinese goods at the exact same time and called their local MSM to report it.

Then again, maybe the press just woke up after many sleepy years - and discovered this story on their own ( again - not likely ). Someone is feeding stories to the MSM. The MSM doesn't do much original reporting anymore. They're often "fed" information... My guess? Someone's after Walmart or someone's shorting China. Walmart should check their Chinese goods - make positive reports public -- for their customers safety and their own financial security.

[zeugma]

Importing food from a nation without the rule of law is a recipe for disaster.

[null and void]

“These are not isolated cases,”

No kidding.

[ears_to_hear]

This makes me sick.

How much of that crap have we already eaten?

[ApplegateRanch]

Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut down.

Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality products.

I'm not buying this BS, any more than I'm buying their products.