Toxins Found In Food From China

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Toxins found in food from China

Imports of popular Chinese fruit, vegetables and food products were blacklisted yesterday after tests found high levels of toxic contamination and cancer-causing chemical residues.

The tests were conducted by the Department of Medical Science and the Food and Drug Administration on about 11,500 food items.

They revealed dangerously high pesticide residues in Chinese spinach, white greens, carrots, celery, pears and collard greens, department chief Paichit Warachit said.

Sulphur dioxide residue was found in dried herbs such as Chinese pyrethrum and white mushroom, while excessive amounts of lead was discovered in dried shark fin and seasoned seaweed.

The carcinogenic drug, chloramphenicol was found in goat milk powder and dried fruit snacks such as dried plums contained the artificial sweetener, saccharine.

Jelly, candy and gum imported from China were also found to contain banned artificial colourings and fungi were detected in soft drinks and preserved fruits.

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The Post Publishing Public Co

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China toy group says many workers losing jobs

By Ben Blanchard

Fri 17 Aug 2007

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Despite China's stepped up public relations campaign, the bad news keeps coming. On Friday, Thailand's Health Ministry said about 10 percent of 11,500 Chinese food products entering its northern border were not up to standard.

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scotsman.com

Bueller , Bueller ...........................................

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Contaminated Chinese food rejected

Aug 17, 2007 10:29 PM

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The products rejected at the Thai border included dried shark fins, seasoned seaweed and artificial sweeteners, said Paichit Warachit, head of the ministry's Food and Drugs Administration.

"We have turned back or destroyed the Chinese products and will open a few more test labs in Chiang Rai to check them," he said, referring to a northern city.

"To avoid hurting bilateral trade, they still have not been banned or blacklisted from entry."

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tvnz.co.nz

[londonthai]

"We have turned back or destroyed the Chinese products and will open a few more test labs in Chiang Rai to check them," he said, referring to a northern city.

"To avoid hurting bilateral trade, they still have not been banned or blacklisted from entry."

not sure what he means exactly - did he turned back or destroyed toxic foods or those toxic foods are able to pass the border and land on the shop shelfs?

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not when he was watching ..................................

[chinthee]

guaranteed this stuff will make its way over donkey paths or whatever to some minimart somewhere in Asia. Burma, Bangladesh, and maybe even Thailand somewhere.

[farangsay]

Toxins found in food from China

Imports of popular Chinese fruit, vegetables and food products were blacklisted yesterday after tests found high levels of toxic contamination and cancer-causing chemical residues.

The tests were conducted by the Department of Medical Science and the Food and Drug Administration on about 11,500 food items.

They revealed dangerously high pesticide residues in Chinese spinach, white greens, carrots, celery, pears and collard greens, department chief Paichit Warachit said.

Sulphur dioxide residue was found in dried herbs such as Chinese pyrethrum and white mushroom, while excessive amounts of lead was discovered in dried shark fin and seasoned seaweed.

The carcinogenic drug, chloramphenicol was found in goat milk powder and dried fruit snacks such as dried plums contained the artificial sweetener, saccharine.

Jelly, candy and gum imported from China were also found to contain banned artificial colourings and fungi were detected in soft drinks and preserved fruits.

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The Post Publishing Public Co

Contaminated Chinese food rejected

Aug 17, 2007 10:29 PM

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The products rejected at the Thai border included dried shark fins, seasoned seaweed and artificial sweeteners, said Paichit Warachit, head of the ministry's Food and Drugs Administration.

"We have turned back or destroyed the Chinese products and will open a few more test labs in Chiang Rai to check them," he said, referring to a northern city.

"To avoid hurting bilateral trade, they still have not been banned or blacklisted from entry."

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tvnz.co.nz

Did both these quotes come from the same source (not newspaper , the bod that said it).

Because they patently contradict.

I'm surprised nobody has connected this to Toxin's FTA deal (arrived at after his usual careful reflection).

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Chinese toy suppliers say job losses mount, but orders remain strong

Published: August 17, 2007

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Despite China's stepped-up public relations campaign, the bad news has kept coming. On Friday, Thailand's Health Ministry said about 10 percent of 11,500 Chinese food products entering its northern border were not up to standard. And Beijing said nearly 15 percent of Chinese food products had failed a recent quality check. That news came in a report which, nonetheless, sought to reassure consumers that tainted products are disappearing from shelves.

"Through these efforts, the overall level of China's food quality is steadily rising," stated a 39-page paper from the State Council Information Office, the government's public relations wing. "China is still a developing country and the general level of food safety, including standards and industrialization of production, still has a certain gap with developed countries."

China also said this week that it would send officials to the United States to discuss product safety.

iht.com

and surprise , surprise a white paper ..............

Full Text: White Paper on Food Quality and Safety

(Xinhua)

Updated: 2007-08-17 21:24

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Beijing group to tackle product safety

By Richard McGregor in Beijing

Published: August 17 2007 17:01 | Last updated: August 17 2007 17:01

Wu Yi, a Chinese vice-premier, has been appointed to head a top-level leadership group to address the issue of food and product safety in the wake of almost daily revelations about the hazards of locally made goods.

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gaining traction ....................

[Tony Clifton]

It's all good to them as long as it makes them prosperous in this year of ... The Pig.

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Editorial:

A close watch on food safety

Published on August 18, 2007

Public-health officials must continue to hold imported Chinese products to exacting standards of quality

Thailand echoed health concerns being voiced worldwide concerning made-in-China products on Thursday when the Public Health Ministry issued a warning urging consumers to think twice before buying food imported from China. The ministry, citing findings from laboratory tests on over 11,000 randomly selected imported Chinese foodstuffs over the past four years, said most of the products contained high levels of harmful chemicals that could cause cancer or otherwise pose a serious health threat.

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nationmultimedia.com

[chinthee]

My personal favourite is the toothpaste with Mono ethylene Glycol (the chemical used in auto coolant) that caused the recent uproar in the states.

Now I understand why cats love to lick that stuff under the cars. Sweeet! check your labels on toothpaste everyone, or feed it to the cat.

[londonthai]

chinese were probably putting this stuff in the cat food - which has been recently also withdrawn from the american shops

[chinthee]

That is a really nasty. It's a petro-chemical. Also used in synthetic fabrics.

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Nigeria illegal toothpaste alert

Thursday, 16 August 2007, 11:32 GMT 12:32 UK

Shops that fail to destroy the toothpaste will be prosecuted

Nigerian authorities are cracking down on all foreign-manufactured toothpaste following the discovery of a harmful agent in a Chinese-made brand.

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control says it has found anti-freezing agent diethylene glycol (DEG) in Chinese-made Colgate.

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sorry Mrs Marsh , what was that ............................??

[chinthee]

Here, kitty, kitty... good kitty.