Posted on 07/14/2007 8:52:32 AM PDT by traumer
China has suspended imports from several key US meat suppliers after months of international scrutiny over the safety of Chinese food and drugs.
Officials said they had found salmonella and growth-enhancers in several imported US chicken products.
Last year, 51 deaths in Panama were blamed on medicine tainted with Chinese chemicals and, this year, some US pets died from food with Chinese gluten.
China this week also executed a top official for approving unsafe drugs.
'Exceptional'
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said salmonella had been found in products from the largest US meat processor, Tyson Foods.
CHINESE PRODUCT SCARES Pet food - tainted with chemical melamine Toothpaste - tainted with chemical diethylene glycol and bacteria Farmed fish - traces of banned drugs and pesticides found Tyres - fault may cause blow-outs Toys - contain lead or pose choking hazard Children's jewellery - contains lead Ceramic heaters - pose fire safety risk
China's tainted food crisis
Chicken feet supplied by Sanderson Farms had growth enhancers and anti-parasite drugs, it said.
Among the suspended US operators were Cargill Meat Solutions, AJC International and Triumph Foods.
Most of the firms have not yet commented, but a Cargill spokesman denied the claims.
Beijing has vowed to improve its quality control by streamlining its fractured monitoring system.
This week it also executed the former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, for taking bribes in approving unsafe drugs.
Quality control head Li Yuanping recently insisted tainted Chinese food exports were rare.
"All of them are exceptional cases. There is no such thing as zero risk. China-made products should not be labelled as substandard just because of a few bad producers."
Apart from pet food and cough syrup, international concern has also been raised over Chinese toothpaste, tyres, jewellery, seafood and toys.
What are they threatening? To stop eating safe food from us? They’ll be stuck without enough food or with tainted food of their own. That seems dumb.
Flock them feces eating commies..
Mmmm mm mmmm, cardboard dumpling, just like Mao, er, Mom used to make.
I'm okay with your plan, actually. So long as we charge them grade A meat prices for the cardboard.
Nah, that makes too much sense.
Shut off ALL chicom imports NOW!
LLS
Maybe not for a couple of decades, but eventually. Hey, they were goners.
Children and minorities most effected....
They probably wouldn't know the difference.
Just wait until Steinbrenner(sp) gets word that Costanza is responsible for this!
Chicken feet supplied by Sanderson Farms had growth enhancers and anti-parasite drugs, it said.
Awe man! I HATE growth enhancers in my Chicken Feet!
China this week also executed a top official for approving unsafe drugs.
Translation: We execute our corrupt bureaucrats. What do you do to yours?
Oh, I forgot, add a dash of Islam too. Don't here much of it, but the Chinese have a Muslim problem like everyone else. A trade war is the last thing Huo (sp) wants.
5.56mm
Sheesh.
5.56mm
Might as well since they're making buns out of carboard.
“The resulting market demand will mean more jobs for Americans,”
More like more jobs for people in India, Thailand, Vietnam, etc.
That depends on whether additional call center employees are required.
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