Saturday, 19 March 2011
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Illegal Additives in China's Pork Supply
You may recall our article earlier this month about a plastic rice scare in China.
Well, yet another food scare has hit the country. Instead of fake rice, this time it's illegal additives in pork. It seems like one company in particular is solely responsible for the tainted meat.
Apparently, any pork product marketed under the Shuanghui Group's Shineway brand has the potential to be harmful towards humans. The company's pork is made from pigs that were being fed clenbuterol, an additive that helps to increase the rate at which the pigs' muscles build and also helps to burn fat. As a result, it produces leaner pork.
Despite the ideal result of leaner pork, it doesn't change the fact that clenbuterol is an illegal substance when it comes to tampering with food.
When ingested by a human, it can lead to heart palpitations, profuse sweating, and dizziness.
For more detailed information check out the original article on Google News here.
Do you think additives in general should be added to our food products?
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Comments (13)
I think they're fine as long as they don't produce negative side effects in humans.
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I think they shouldn't put additives and let the pigs be pigs and turn into juicy bacon. when the consumer buys the pork, then just slice the fat out on their own when they cook it.
What's new right? Always the same story with them..
Congrats China, you did it once again.
mmm, wow. of course o-o. you know there are many other food scares in Asian countries nowadays? >__>
Now that's scary. Do not understand why China always filled with these type of news.
@Asianrockgurl@xanga - That's so unfortunate! Let's hope these food scares stop soon
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i like fatty pork anyways, braised red fatty pork anyone?
Nope. I hate additives, hormones and steroids. These things are just one of the many reasons I went vegan. No meat FTW.
Qadaffi the ruler of Libya is such a bad boy that he sucks up enough attention from the paparazzi internationally, that they don't pay any attention to the other white collar criminals such as those who proliferate in the food industry.
Depends...a lot of additives are harmless. e.g. food coloring, emulsifiers that make mayonnaise smoother, or stabilizers for jello or other gel-y types of foods to make them firmer. This is a case of a drug being added to food though...definitely a major concern.
@Elizabeth_Ho@xanga - because no one wants to write a news story titled, "the rest of china's meat supply is perfectly fine, though!"