June 27, 2007
China shuts 180 food factories for using formaldehyde, illegal dyes
By AUDRA ANG
Associated Press

BEIJING - China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found
industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood,
state media said today.

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.

Chinese-made toothpaste has been rejected by several countries in
North and South America and Asia, while Chinese wheat gluten tainted
with the chemical melamine was blamed for dog and cat deaths in North
America. Other products turned away by U.S. inspectors include toxic
monkfish, frozen eel and juice made with unsafe color additives.

Authorities in China have pushed for more stringent controls and
increased publicity of their efforts to control the problem.

Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed
food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut down.
China Daily said 75 percent of China's estimated 1 million food
processing plants are small and privately owned.

According to Han, the ongoing inspections are focusing on commonly
consumed food such as meat, milk, beverages, soy sauce and cooking
oil. Rural areas and the suburbs - where standards are likely less
strict - are still considered key areas for inspectors, he said.

Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration for
Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food
manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality
products.

It also banned 15,000 tons of "unqualified food" from entering the
market because it failed to meet national standards.

The report, posted on the administration's Web site Tuesday, gave no
other details and telephone calls to the administration were not
answered.

On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
> June 27, 2007
> China shuts 180 food factories for using formaldehyde, illegal dyes
> By AUDRA ANG
> Associated Press
>
> BEIJING - China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found
> industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood,
> state media said today.
>
> 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.
>
> Chinese-made toothpaste has been rejected by several countries in
> North and South America and Asia, while Chinese wheat gluten tainted
> with the chemical melamine was blamed for dog and cat deaths in North
> America. Other products turned away by U.S. inspectors include toxic
> monkfish, frozen eel and juice made with unsafe color additives.
>
> Authorities in China have pushed for more stringent controls and
> increased publicity of their efforts to control the problem.
>
> Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed
> food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut down.
> China Daily said 75 percent of China's estimated 1 million food
> processing plants are small and privately owned.
>
> According to Han, the ongoing inspections are focusing on commonly
> consumed food such as meat, milk, beverages, soy sauce and cooking
> oil. Rural areas and the suburbs - where standards are likely less
> strict - are still considered key areas for inspectors, he said.
>
> Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration for
> Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food
> manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality
> products.
>
> It also banned 15,000 tons of "unqualified food" from entering the
> market because it failed to meet national standards.
>
> The report, posted on the administration's Web site Tuesday, gave no
> other details and telephone calls to the administration were not
> answered.

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"Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
propaganda organizations that work overtime.

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On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
> On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
> ------------------------------
> "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
> agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
> propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>
> ------------------------------

Which is why we hear of a crackdown started in December only after
they were caught exporting illegal and toxic goods to the US for
consumption.

-Eric

On Jun 27, 11:34 am, Brontide > wrote:
> On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
>
> > On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
> > ------------------------------
> > "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
> > agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
> > propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>
> > ------------------------------
>
> Which is why we hear of a crackdown started in December only after
> they were caught exporting illegal and toxic goods to the US for
> consumption.

China has cracked donw on a lot of things regularly.
If you don't hear something like X, it does not mean X does not exist
or does
not occur. It only menas the American media is not reporting X.

I had written about this before. If you are interested, you can read
my
previous post on America's dumbing down press.

http://groups.google.com/group/soc.c...5189bc5?hl=en&

>
> -Eric

On Jun 28, 10:05 am, " > wrote:
> On Jun 27, 11:34 am, Brontide > wrote:
>
> > On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
>
> > > On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
> > > ------------------------------
> > > "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
> > > agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
> > > propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>
> > > ------------------------------
>
> > Which is why we hear of a crackdown started in December only after
> > they were caught exporting illegal and toxic goods to the US for
> > consumption.
>
> China has cracked donw on a lot of things regularly.
> If you don't hear something like X, it does not mean X does not exist
> or does
> not occur. It only menas the American media is not reporting X.

What are some newsworthy examples of things that China has cracked
down on but were not reported by the American press?

> I had written about this before. If you are interested, you can read
> my
> previous post on America's dumbing down press.

And regarding these many things that were not reported by the American
press, where were they reported?



> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.c...de020b35189bc5...
>
>
>
>
>
> > -Eric- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

How can the Chinese government crack down on their own party?
Putting the fox in charge of the hen house?

Most Americans know this is only lip service, it works in China but nobody
trust the Chinese government.

That is the problem, the Chinese government are the same liars that existed
during the Korean war till the 1989 Tiananmen square massacre to the recent
arm sales to terrorist in Iraq.

It is not just the USA that do not trust China. China's world opinion is
lower than the USA's which is a remarkable feat with the war in Iraq and
dislike of GWB's regime.

Survey: Views of China more negative in US, Europe
Public attitudes toward China are turning more negative in the United
States, Europe and elsewhere amid unease about its economic and military
power, a new international survey suggests. "The image of China has slipped
significantly among the publics of other major nations," said the 2007 Pew
Global Attitudes Survey. Feelings have deteriorated in the United States,
Britain, Japan, India and Germany, though China generally is viewed
favorably, due largely to its contribution to economic growth, according to
the survey. The exception to the downturn was Africa, where China is
expanding commercial ties and has pledged several billion dollars in aid.
Large majorities in all but one of 10 African countries surveyed see China
and its growing economic and military power positively. The survey was based
on telephone or face-to-face interviews between early April and late May in
45 countries, according to Pew. Sample sizes ranged from about 500 in Kuwait
and Italy and about 1,000 in Russia, Egypt and Brazil to 2,000 in the United
States and 3,000 in China. Margins of error ranged from 2 to 4 percent. In
the United States, the percentage of respondents with a favorable view of
China fell from 52 percent last year to 42 percent this year, the survey
found.


> wrote in message
ps.com...
> On Jun 27, 11:34 am, Brontide > wrote:
>> On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
>>
>> > On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
>> > ------------------------------
>> > "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
>> > agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
>> > propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>>
>> > ------------------------------
>>
>> Which is why we hear of a crackdown started in December only after
>> they were caught exporting illegal and toxic goods to the US for
>> consumption.
>
> China has cracked donw on a lot of things regularly.
> If you don't hear something like X, it does not mean X does not exist
> or does
> not occur. It only menas the American media is not reporting X.
>
> I had written about this before. If you are interested, you can read
> my
> previous post on America's dumbing down press.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.c...5189bc5?hl=en&
>
>>
>> -Eric
>
>

The china safety situationis very worrisome, we have been tracking toy
recalls form China since Feb 2007, there have been 15 (http://
http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.co...orum.php?f=19).

Safety might be the "tipping point" to bring manufacturing back to the
US. One can only hope!






On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
> On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > June 27, 2007
> > China shuts 180 food factories for using formaldehyde, illegal dyes
> > By AUDRA ANG
> > Associated Press
>
> > BEIJING - China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found
> > industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood,
> > state media said today.
>
> > 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.
>
> > Chinese-made toothpaste has been rejected by several countries in
> > North and South America and Asia, while Chinese wheat gluten tainted
> > with the chemical melamine was blamed for dog and cat deaths in North
> > America. Other products turned away by U.S. inspectors include toxic
> > monkfish, frozen eel and juice made with unsafe color additives.
>
> > Authorities in China have pushed for more stringent controls and
> > increased publicity of their efforts to control the problem.
>
> > Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed
> > food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut down.
> > China Daily said 75 percent of China's estimated 1 million food
> > processing plants are small and privately owned.
>
> > According to Han, the ongoing inspections are focusing on commonly
> > consumed food such as meat, milk, beverages, soy sauce and cooking
> > oil. Rural areas and the suburbs - where standards are likely less
> > strict - are still considered key areas for inspectors, he said.
>
> > Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration for
> > Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food
> > manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality
> > products.
>
> > It also banned 15,000 tons of "unqualified food" from entering the
> > market because it failed to meet national standards.
>
> > The report, posted on the administration's Web site Tuesday, gave no
> > other details and telephone calls to the administration were not
> > answered.
>
> ------------------------------
> "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
> agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
> propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>
> ------------------------------- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

gjensen > wrote

> The china safety situation is very worrisome,

Nope.

> we have been tracking toy recalls form China since Feb 2007, there have been 15

Well whoopy bloody do. You would have got that many even if the
toys were all manufacturered in the US too and did when they were.

> http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.co...orum.php?f=19).

> Safety might be the "tipping point" to bring manufacturing back to the US.

Not a chance, you watch.

> One can only hope!

You'd be better off hoping for a return of some damned messiah or other.


> On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
>> On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> June 27, 2007
>>> China shuts 180 food factories for using formaldehyde, illegal dyes
>>> By AUDRA ANG
>>> Associated Press
>>
>>> BEIJING - China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found
>>> industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood,
>>> state media said today.
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>> Chinese-made toothpaste has been rejected by several countries in
>>> North and South America and Asia, while Chinese wheat gluten tainted
>>> with the chemical melamine was blamed for dog and cat deaths in
>>> North America. Other products turned away by U.S. inspectors
>>> include toxic monkfish, frozen eel and juice made with unsafe color
>>> additives.
>>
>>> Authorities in China have pushed for more stringent controls and
>>> increased publicity of their efforts to control the problem.
>>
>>> Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed
>>> food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut
>>> down. China Daily said 75 percent of China's estimated 1 million
>>> food processing plants are small and privately owned.
>>
>>> According to Han, the ongoing inspections are focusing on commonly
>>> consumed food such as meat, milk, beverages, soy sauce and cooking
>>> oil. Rural areas and the suburbs - where standards are likely less
>>> strict - are still considered key areas for inspectors, he said.
>>
>>> Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration
>>> for Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food
>>> manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and
>>> low-quality products.
>>
>>> It also banned 15,000 tons of "unqualified food" from entering the
>>> market because it failed to meet national standards.
>>
>>> The report, posted on the administration's Web site Tuesday, gave no
>>> other details and telephone calls to the administration were not
>>> answered.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true regulatory
>> agencies that would shut down their industries. China DOES have
>> propaganda organizations that work overtime.
>>
>> ------------------------------- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -

On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
> June 27, 2007
> China shuts 180 food factories for using formaldehyde, illegal dyes
> By AUDRA ANG
> Associated Press
>
> BEIJING - China has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found
> industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood,
> state media said today.
>
> 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.
>
> Chinese-made toothpaste has been rejected by several countries in
> North and South America and Asia, while Chinese wheat gluten tainted
> with the chemical melamine was blamed for dog and cat deaths in North
> America. Other products turned away by U.S. inspectors include toxic
> monkfish, frozen eel and juice made with unsafe color additives.
>
> Authorities in China have pushed for more stringent controls and
> increased publicity of their efforts to control the problem.
>
> Han said most of the offending manufacturers were small, unlicensed
> food plants with fewer than 10 employees, and all had been shut down.
> China Daily said 75 percent of China's estimated 1 million food
> processing plants are small and privately owned.
>
> According to Han, the ongoing inspections are focusing on commonly
> consumed food such as meat, milk, beverages, soy sauce and cooking
> oil. Rural areas and the suburbs - where standards are likely less
> strict - are still considered key areas for inspectors, he said.
>
> Meanwhile, another regulating agency, China's State Administration for
> Industry and Commerce, said it closed 152,000 unlicensed food
> manufacturers and retailers last year for making fake and low-quality
> products.
>
> It also banned 15,000 tons of "unqualified food" from entering the
> market because it failed to meet national standards.
>
> The report, posted on the administration's Web site Tuesday, gave no
> other details and telephone calls to the administration were not
> answered.

Many, many years ago someone told me that Cas Walker used formaldehyde
in the meat. Don't know if it was true. Over the years stores that
sell bargin meat were accused of using formaldehyde or recycling
meat. Some TV news program even had a report on how one chain where
old meat was redated and unsafe. I think the network got sued.

One thing I know is American meat producers use everything and
anything to boost profits. Many years ago American 6 y.o. girls were
growing tits because of drugs used in chicken feed. Those juicy
American grown beefsteaks probably contain as much harmful chemicals
as anything coming out of China. Why do you think people are willing
to pay big bucks to eat organic?

James wrote:

>
>Many, many years ago someone told me that Cas Walker used formaldehyde
>in the meat. Don't know if it was true. Over the years stores that
>sell bargin meat were accused of using formaldehyde or recycling
>meat. Some TV news program even had a report on how one chain where
>old meat was redated and unsafe. I think the network got sued.
>
>One thing I know is American meat producers use everything and
>anything to boost profits.
>
>
>
Formaldehyde is organic.

"clams casino" > wrote in message
...
> James wrote:
>
>>
>>Many, many years ago someone told me that Cas Walker used formaldehyde
>>in the meat. Don't know if it was true. Over the years stores that
>>sell bargin meat were accused of using formaldehyde or recycling
>>meat. Some TV news program even had a report on how one chain where
>>old meat was redated and unsafe. I think the network got sued.
>>
>>One thing I know is American meat producers use everything and
>>anything to boost profits.
>>
> Formaldehyde is organic.

So?