China tainted milk problem kept secret for months

[demoleft]

Source: ap

BEIJING – Chinese authorities kept concerns about the safety of a Shanghai dairy's products secret for nearly a year before announcing last week that the company had been shut for manufacturing contaminated milk, an official said Thursday.

The delay in notifying the public about the tainted products raises questions about the effectiveness of China's efforts to restore confidence in its food industry after several safety scandals in recent years — including one involving contaminated milk — that exposed serious flaws in monitoring the nation's food supply.

Food safety authorities in Shanghai found contamination in Shanghai Panda Dairy Co. Ltd.'s products last February and started investigations immediately, an official from a district prosecutor's office said. Chinese authorities said the dairy was one of 22 that produced tainted milk in 2008.

They detained three executives in April, but Shanghai's food safety bureau first told the public of the problem only last week when it shut the dairy.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_he_me/as_china_tainted_milk

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another fantastic example of ethic behaviour in that marvellous country which china is.
and again here - i wish i could hear a comment from castro about the relation between capitalism and "mother earth", like weeks ago. and see what his beloved china stands for, in his mind.
ah!, it would be exhilarating.

these are criminals, 1st class.

[HereSince1628]

1. Free-range capitalism meets inability to admit errors by the state

It is probably just that I'm still dreaming this morning but it seems China is only emulating western institutions and providing the model for where wannabe leaders like Sarah Palin would take Walmerica.

[Suji to Seoul]

2. I don't want to sound dumb, but I live in Hebei province

I eat Chinese food and drink Chinese milk all the time.

Never got lead poisoning and never died.

[demoleft]

3. so the news is false - are you implying? :) n/t

[TexasObserver]

4. How does your anecdotal perspective alter the facts?

Welcome to DU!

If there's an e coli outbreak at a fast food chain, MOST patrons won't get it. We measure the event not by how many don't get it, but by how many do get it.

Your personal experience and perspective are interesting, but do not change the problem: China hides information that might affect its exports, and in doing so, foists unsafe products upon consumers. I'd be interested in knowing your response to that.

[fasttense]

5. Since China blocks numerous sites especially those with

the word Democracy in them, how are You able to post here at DU?

[Suji to Seoul]

7. Using AOL as a conduit. I don't know how it works, but it does.

[Fearless]

6. "Surprize!"

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