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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:07 AM
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China tainted pork makes 70 sick
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 09:21 AM by Coventina
Source: BBC

At least 70 people have fallen ill in China after eating pork products contaminated with an illegal animal feed additive, state media report.

The victims were treated for stomach ache and diarrhoea in Guangdong province, according to the China Daily. Three people remain in hospital.

The tainted pig organs contained the steroid clenbuterol, which is used to prevent animals gaining fat.

(snip)

Officials in the southern province are quoted as saying three people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in raising and selling the contaminated pigs.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7905717.stm


on edit: fixed the link
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:16 AM
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1. oh gawd not again.
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 09:17 AM by nc4bo
So how much of our pork products come from China I wonder?!

ETA: You forgot to post the link.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:16 AM
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2. I don't think any. However, fish is another story.
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:21 AM
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6. Just googled a bit - I think you're right. Hope so anyway.
and it seems China's done it's share of banning pork imports from other countries.

<clears throat and sings>

Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything. Better than you. No, you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can. No, you can't. Yes, I can.

:rofl: Yea, right :rofl:
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:19 AM
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3. okay, link now fixed! Apologies to all! n/t
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 09:22 AM by Coventina
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KalicoKitty Donating Member (777 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:21 AM
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5. Link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7905717.stm
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:20 AM
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4. Maybe instead of twice cooked
It should have been cooked three times? :shrug:
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:24 AM
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7. Or at the very least, hold the sausage!! nt
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:26 AM
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8. What the hell is wrong with that place? Is no one paying attention?
Is no one seeing all these sick people? Is no one seeing the arrests and trials when they get caught putting poison in food and milk (and everything else apparently)???????
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:31 AM
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9. After seeing a plate of sea cucumber
I'm convinced they will eat anything over there as long as it will fit into a wok. I already treat "Made in China" on food products the same as "Toxic: May be harmful or fatal if swallowed".
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:48 AM
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10. There *Is* a Saying About the Cantonese:
They will eat anything on four legs except a table and anything that swims except a submarine.
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Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 08:09 AM
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15. I agree.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 10:26 AM
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12. China is basically a free market. It regulates by death.
That's why we relocated our factories there. NO regulations.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 12:05 PM
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14. I guess you might just be right.
One way to take care of over-population. Kill off the young and the old with Chinese products or American peanuts.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:48 AM
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11. OMG
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

:dem: :kick:

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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 10:39 AM
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13. So that's it for me! no more peanut flavored pork cereal in milk for me!
sigh.

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