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.

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.