(worldnetdaily.com) WASHINGTON – China, the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S., is raising most of its fish products in water contaminated with raw sewage and compensating by using dangerous drugs and chemicals, many of which are banned by the Food and Drug Administration.
The stunning news follows WND’s report last week that FDA inspectors report tainted food imports from China are being rejected with increasing frequency because they are filthy, are contaminated with pesticides and tainted with carcinogens, bacteria and banned drugs.
China has consistently topped the list of countries whose products were refused by the FDA – and that list includes many countries, including Mexico and Canada, who export far more food products to the U.S. than China. (more…)
Now this is one area where “Made in the USA” is a must for me.
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June 5th, 2007 at 7:07 am
I won’t knowingly buy any food or pharma products from China. I read a lot of labels these days…
June 5th, 2007 at 7:23 am
PA you just might starve. China is going through RAPID industrialization. In order to ramp up as fast as they have to to meet western demand, safety is NOT going to be the first concern. They have a huge labor force, with low standard of living compared to the west. And in the more competitive economy, It is going to be tough not use them a supplier.
I’m about to step on my Liberal Soap box. This is what governments are for. Trade with China is made possible by Treaties. There should be some agency, who’s job it is to ensure the safety and efficacy of food and medicine, that is imported in to China. Or at least a system that penalizes bad actors.
The arsenic in pet food, contaminated tooth paste scare and now this. And I’m sure that there is more that just hasn’t surfaced yet.
June 5th, 2007 at 7:57 am
I think that America as a whole is really beginning to taste (pardon the pun) globalization for real. Unlike most Western countries, many Asian and South American countries do not have the type of agency that BH is talking about. Even at their (FDA) worst, they still have managed to catch this kind of stuff in their food supply. My guess is that you will be hard pressed to find any type of grading system for restaurants in these countries
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Out here in SoCal, there are MANY Asian and Mexican restaurants I would dare not enter for similar reasons mentioned in this article (especially anywhere south of San Diego city limits). Many of the immigrants that work there bring with them the same level of hygiene that was deemed acceptable in their own countries. You will find this problem in most American cities where there is a heavy concentration of immigrants. I remember hearing often about restaurants being temporary shut down on Buford Highway in Atlanta for some of the same reasons.
As far as this article goes, now when I buy fish and it says “farm raised”, I’m asking for the location of the farm.