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Chinese Melamine Scandal Far More Widespread Than Thought
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
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Daily Kos: Chinese Melamine Scandal Far More Widespread Than Thought
This from Richard Spencer in Beijing, this morning:
A statement posted on online government media overnight said that 294,000 babies and young children had suffered “urinary system abnormalities” after drinking formula milk from Sanlu, the company most seriously affected, and other brand names.
It now says as many as six infants died and up to 294,000 suffered from urinary tract ailments including kidney stones. That figure is a lot higher than had previously been reported. More than 850 children are still being treated in hospital; at least 150 of them are said to be seriously ill. Why? Last year, China’s dairy industry was worth $18 billion. That’s a whole lot of dairy products.
Melamine just reported in eggs
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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Daily Kos: Melamine just reported in eggs…as I warned in 2007
Over the weekend, Hong Kong officials reported finding high levels of melamine in eggs shipped from mainland China. This is the first official notice that eggs have been contaminated with melamine. It is believed that the chickens were given feed contaminated with melamine or a related substance, as melamine contamination of fish and animal feeds appears to be widespread in China. Few will be surprised to hear that Chinese officials reportedly knew of the egg contamination problem weeks ago
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This gives the phrase “Korean Restaurant” another meaning.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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Anyone who visited SE Asia in the 60s will not be surprised by this. Vendors on every street corner sold dog meat centered food, which if cooked properly did not taste all that bad. It is a cultural taboo. Like the practice of consuming monkey brains whilst they, restrained in the middle of the table are still alive. An acquired taste I’m assured. Coincidently, both dogs and monkeys are quite close to humans in that we share many of the same genes and hence the same DNA.
Anger as Seoul aims to reclassify dog meat - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Seoul city government is seeking to classify man’s best friend as livestock in order to set food safety standards for South Korean lovers of dog meat, officials say. Somewhere between two and four million dogs are estimated to be consumed in South Korea every year but the slaughtering and processing is carried out in dirty environments and poses a risks to diners’ health, they said.
That Chinese food will get you every time.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Thai premier hospitalized over food poisoning–spokesman - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was hospitalized Tuesday in Bangkok, after suffering food poisoning during a regional summit in Laos, a spokesman said.Samak became sick Monday after visiting a market in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where he attended a summit of five Mekong River nations, government spokesman Wichianchot Sukchotrat said.
The (tainted) US meat supply: It’s Time to Reregulate
Friday, March 28th, 2008
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full story here: Daily Kos: It’s Time to Reregulate Business UPDATE
Over the last 4-5 years we have seen an astonishing amount of problems in the business community. And it’s not just a minor incident here and there; it’s everywhere. From the complete breakdown in the financial sector to toy recalls to meat recalls every industry that has “self-regulated” has shown that it can’t.
Japan’s contaminated food scandal topples business plans
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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More here: asahi.com : JT, Nissin scrap plan to integrate frozen food businesses - ENGLISH
Nissin Food Products Co. will withdraw from a deal that would have created the nation’s largest frozen food company because of the scandal over contaminated gyoza dumplings, company officials said Wednesday.The deal would have integrated the frozen food businesses of Nissin, Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) and Katokichi Co.
But JT President Hiroshi Kimura told a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday that prospects for the frozen food business have become bleak.
Questioning the influence of China in the USA
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
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Full essay here: Saipan Tribune
Many islanders interested in the Pacific region have watched in amazement at the phenomenal economic growth of the People’s Republic of China over the past 20 years or so. The MVA is looking at the country and its growing affluent population of young adults as a market for the islands’ tourist sector. That’s a good thing.I don’t normally discuss books in this column but for those interested in the Asian economy of the 21st century I recommend two interesting books, The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman and China Candid by Ye Sang. These books will provide a background on the PRC’s growing influence on the world scene and the United States economy in particular. China alone has a population of 1.2 billion people and a fast developing economy and a growing and affluent market for many consumer products.
Different poison found in ‘gyoza’
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
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More here: asahi.com : Different poison found in ‘gyoza’ - ENGLISH
Traces of another pesticide were detected in gyoza dumplings made by the same Chinese company whose products have led to food-poisoning cases in Japan, the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) said Tuesday.
Feeding dangerous cruelty to our kids in school lunches
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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WARNING: This video contains very graphic images.
Take Action: Feeding dangerous cruelty to our kids in school lunches
An investigation by The Humane Society of the United States at a cattle slaughterhouse has documented that animals too sick or injured to stand or walk—called “downers” by industry—have been kicked, beaten, dragged with chains, shocked with electric prods, sprayed in the face with hoses and pushed by forklifts in efforts to get them to their feet to pass USDA inspection. This unacceptable cruelty potentially puts the food supply at risk—at least 12 of the 15 identified cases of mad cow disease in North America to date have reportedly been downers.
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