ViceZilla’s Views

After poisoned animal feed product arrived on our pet food shelves from China, we were outraged. But according to Hong Kong residents, they have tolerated substandard and potentially harmful Chinese food products for decades.

From vegetables laced with too many pesticides to meat and fish loaded with controlled drugs and industrial chemicals, foodstuffs from the mainland have often presented risks for consumers in Hong Kong, experts say.

China has strict rules governing food meant for export, but is less particular about produce intended for its domestic market, Fred Li, a legislator who sits on a legislative committee on food safety said.

If the poisoned animal feed exported is any indication of their ’strict rules” for exported food, I can only imagine what kind of non-existent rules are in place for food meant for domestic consumption is!

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Tags: The China Effect //