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Importing poisoned food from China.(Brief article)

The New American

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In the wake of the pet food scandal that has seen many pets sickened after being fed with food made with contaminated ingredients imported from China, it has become increasingly clear that foods imported from the communist country for human consumption often fail to meet basic safety standards and could pose a substantial risk to public health.

According to the Chicago Tribune, "In April alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration turned back 257 Chinese import shipments, far more than from any other country, FDA records show. At least 137 of them involved food rejected for reasons like 'filthy,' 'salmonella,' or because it contained banned ingredients. A good portion of the rejected Chinese shipments each month includes fish and seafood, such as catfish, shrimp, ...

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