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2007/6/28-7/2 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/China] UID:47093 Activity:nil
6/28    First toxic pet food, then toxic fish, juice with unsafe color
        additives, Thomas toy trains with lead paint, toxic toothpastes, and
        now pigs force-fed wastewater and tainted snacks and seafood.  What's
        wrong with Chinese manufacturers these few months?
        http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_re_us/china_tainted_food
        \_ It's what happens when you don't believe in government.  We used to,
           y'know, inspect these sorts of things.
           \_ What?
           \_ We used to inspect 100% of all imports?
              \_ Did I say that?  Are you suggesting that these are one-off
                 issues?  A handful of bad apples from otherwise reputable
                 shops, and they just slipped through our totally respectable
                 and responsible screens?
                 \_ We do still do inspections you know. Most of the
                    contamination cases in China are for the domestic market.
                    Also, the ones they ship out are usually picked because
                    they can fool the simple tests.  I don't really think we
                    should've given China such a good trading status, but...
                    \_ So the chinese thinks it's cool to poison chinese?
                       i guess they can breed replacements easily.
                       \_ The Chinese think it's fine to do just about anything
                          as long as you don't get caught. Cf. the current
                          uproar about brick-factory slavery.
                          \- at least China had the "decency" to sentence
                             the SFDA head to death.
                             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu
                             How about we execute Brownie? W should be
                             willing to pull the switch.
                             \_ Praising the broken clock for being right
                                twice a day does not make it fixed.
        \_ Not these few months, but always.  It is cheaper to do things wrong.
        \_ "It can be said that the quality of China's exports all are
           guaranteed," Wang [said.]  Oh really?  The PRC's gonna pay?
        \_ Seafood loaded down with lead continues to be imported to South
           Korean from China.  I first heard about it 5 years ago, and it
           appears to still be happening occasionally.
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_re_us/china_tainted_food
Officials with the state prison system and with the agencies that run mental hospitals and juvenile detention centers said they knew of no health problems stemming from the Chinese products. They said the toothpaste contaminated with diethylene glycol, which is often found in antifreeze, was immediately taken out of use as soon as federal officials notified the state about the problem. The US Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to "avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China," according to a statement posted on the agency's Web site. "Out of an abundance of caution, FDA suggests that consumers throw away toothpaste labeled as made in China," the statement said. Chinese-made toothpaste has been banned by numerous countries in Asia and the Americas for containing diethylene glycol, or DEG. It is also a low-cost -- and sometimes deadly -- substitute for glycerin, a sweetener in many drugs. The New York Times reported Thursday that about 900,000 tubes have turned up in the United States, including correctional facilities and some hospitals, not just at discount stores as initially thought. China insisted Thursday that the safety of its products was "guaranteed," making a rare direct comment on spreading international fears over tainted and adulterated exports. China "has paid great attention" to the safety of its exports, especially food, because it concerns people's health, Commerce Ministry spokesman Wang Xinpei said. "It can be said that the quality of China's exports all are guaranteed," Wang told reporters at a regularly scheduled briefing. Rick Beal in the purchasing division of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services told The Associated Press that cases of the tainted Chinese toothpaste were sent to two state prisons, five state psychiatric hospitals and four juvenile detention facilities. The prison system was the largest consumer, with 5,877 cases. The hospitals had 101 cases plus some loose tubes and the juvenile detention centers had 25 cases. Beal said that when the FDA notified the state about contamination with diethylene glycol, the toothpaste was taken out of use. Tracy J Smith, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Corrections, said the prison system had no reports of any health problems related to the toothpaste. Thomas Wilson, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, which oversees the state's seven mental hospitals, said Thursday that after getting the FDA advisory on June 8, the tubes of tainted toothpaste were immediately pulled and replaced with name-brand toothpaste. "We asked our clinical directors to be on the lookout for any signs of poisoning or symptoms," Wilson said. Steve Hayes, a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, said none of the youths in the agency's care was affected by the tainted toothpaste. 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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu
In May 2007, Zheng was convicted of taking bribes and dereliction of duty and sentenced to death by a trial court in Beijing.