Tainted Pork Scandal in China

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Chinese consumers are outraged at another tainted food scandal, this time involving the country's largest producer of pork. Farmers were found to be adding growth stimulants to pig feed, including clenbuterol, a substance illegally used by some athletes as a performance-enhancing drug.

Another tainted food scandal has rocked China. Major pork producers have been feeding pigs with growth stimulants considered harmful to humans.

Pig farms and slaughterhouses in Henan and Nanjing Provinces were adding clenbuterol and ractopamine to pig feed to produce leaner, pinker meat.

Clenbuterol is banned in many countries and has been illegally used by athletes as a performance-enhancing drug. It can cause quickened heartbeat and headaches, and in some cases major health complications.

Ractopamine is banned in China, Taiwan and other countries because it makes pigs more aggressive and its residue could affect humans, but it's used by U.S. pork producers.

The news broke when Chinese media reported on the use of the chemicals by a subsidiary of the country's largest meat processor, Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development Co Ltd, which has Goldman Sachs as one of its investors.

Chinese shopper like Mr. Zhang were very upset about this latest food scandal.

[Mr. Zhang, Chinese Shopper]:
"First, I'm very angry. It's not the first time that this additive has been used—it has happened before. Why does it keep happening? I'm definitely worried because it's extremely harmful to our health. Lastly, it will definitely affect whether people buy pork. This is very shocking."

Police detained 14 people in Henan and eight in Nanjing in relation to the food scandal, according to state media.
Ben Yang

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[chris42076301]

when something like a zombie diseaster happens to the world, you know what, Chinese will be fine, they got used to all kinds of virus or whatever

[superwhiz88]

@ezjapanesecooking its not because republiscum 

[superwhiz88]

@cielorebelde stupid tea beggar still belive republscum are doing an great thing for them.. tinted their meat ,, tinted their water ,, tinted their mind.. yet tea beggar still think republiscum are their god

[ibislee]

Goldman Sachs banksters, of course!

[cielorebelde]

FDA dont give a shit. Its legal here in the U.S., as long as there making money. I read that high fructose is ilegal in Australia cause of high in mercury, and in the U.S. we eat it in everything. Seems like other countries take care of there people. Norway doesnt buy our corn cause its GMO, etc. it goes on.

[jgda9rs]

dumb chinks

[ezjapanesecooking]

WTF are we eating in the U.S.? It's not banned in the U.S.?

[akui88]

wait, its banned in china but used by US pork producers....

[foreverflavorful]

wake up world.. chances r your chicken is produced in CHINA too

[CardinalSinga]

With radioactive produce in Japan and tainted pork in China, Asians are really doing themselves damage with limited help from foreigners. The radioactive produce in Japan is expected to be temporary. But the tainted pork in China can recur unless and until Chinese producers re-educate themselves about social responsibility above private short term profits. Lets hope the 2000+ tonnes of meat products and 70 tonnes of fresh meat recalled don't get recycled ending up as food aid. Confiscate these!