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2007-05-29 China-Japan-Koreas

Ex-Chinese Food And Drug Chief Sentenced To Death For Graft

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Posted by Pappy 2007-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 One word: Scapegoat.

Does anyone really believe that this move will put an end to the huge quantities of tainted food products arriving from China?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-29 00:38|| 2007-05-29 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 No.... but it does help to set the tone, you have to admit.

Posted by Secret Master 2007-05-29 00:49|| 2007-05-29 00:49|| Front Page Top

#3 He probably has it coming. Hopefully it will cause those who follow him to actually do the job properly.

Now how 'bout those exports?

Posted by gorb 2007-05-29 01:09|| 2007-05-29 01:09|| Front Page Top

#4 This was solely done for American consumption : there is a tidal wave of negative publicity coming from the tainted food/pet products/toothpaste reports; and the PRC is trying to get ahead of the wave. This execution will have ZERO impact on the continuing dangers of Chinese contaminated products, since the person involved was removed from office 2 years ago. If the PRC was to execute the current head of their FDA, it might have some impact.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-05-29 01:09|| 2007-05-29 01:09|| Front Page Top

#5 This was solely done for American consumption

And Shieldwolf wins the Kewpie doll!

This is China's economic version of the Palestinians' sewage tsunami. All that we have yet to see is several dozen Americans killed by some sort of industrially tainted food product. One of the major reasons China is able to sustain such explosive growth is a near total lack of comprehensive regulation. Much like Mexico, if China had to meet proper environmental impact regulations, USDA level health inspections and code compliance, in-house QA/QC record keeping plus verified and traceable supply chains for critical ingredients, suddenly the big profits would vanish overnight.

This is merely one of many ways that China tilts the playing field to their immense advantage. We need to remove that incentive by penalizing them for this economic mayhem. Already, China is responsible for 80% of the world's ascorbic acid production. This is a vital preservative and is used in myriad food products. It makes little or no sense to let them have have control over such a critical food ingredient. Handing the reins over to a communist thugocracy is just plain suicide. We should know better.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-29 01:24|| 2007-05-29 01:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Already, China is responsible for 80% of the world's ascorbic acid production.

Damn, that is a scary thought.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-05-29 11:53|| 2007-05-29 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 The death penalty for lobbying, corruption, Congress critters pork barrel deals, influence pedaling, etc. would definitely put a crimp in the style of many in the U.S. government. Can you image putting to death some guy in the U.S. FDA or Department of Agriculture for letting tainted shit into the U.S.A.?

Posted by JohnQC 2007-05-29 13:50|| 2007-05-29 13:50|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd like to say that I can't imagine why we let anything from China into this country let alone ag products or anything else that might be ingested. But I'm afraid I understand all too well. It's all about greed and corruption. Show me a candidate with the balls to tell the chicoms to FOAD and I will vote for that candidate. But none of them will even talk about China.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-29 15:53|| 2007-05-29 15:53|| Front Page Top

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