China – China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood, state media said Wednesday.
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The closures came amid a nationwide crackdown on shoddy and dangerous products launched in December that also uncovered use of recycled or expired food, the China Daily said.
Formaldehyde, illegal dyes, and industrial wax were found being used to make candy, pickles, crackers and seafood, it said, citing Han Yi, an official with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which is responsible for food safety.
“These are not isolated cases,” Han, director of the administration’s quality control and inspection department, was quoted as saying.
Han’s admission was significant because the administration has said in the past that safety violations were the work of a few rogue operators, a claim which is likely part of a strategy to protect China’s billions of dollars (euros) of food exports.
International concerns over China’s food safety problems ballooned this year after high levels of toxins and industrial chemicals were found in exported products [CNN]
anon 1:36
you mean “eat it at your own risk”
Stop the poisoning of Americans.
boycott chinese products !
The hechsher is only for kashrut.
The food products will have a new label. CAUTION: We are not resposible for your health.
the pet food conroversy, the toothpaste controversy,
and now the tires problem…what next?
That’s exactly what “made in china” is all about…
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
I will not trust anything from China because they are animals. They will falsofy anything, not just Kosher status but even safety status. Unless the Mashgiach is there day and night and then rides in the freight container there is room for fraud.
Anybody that knowingly eats Chinese products is suicidal.
Where are the Rabonim from Monsey, this issue is more serious than Walmart.
And how many of them were certified kosher?