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China tainted pork makes 70 sick | China tainted pork makes 70 sick |
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At least 70 people have fallen ill in China after eating pork products contaminated with an illegal animal feed additive, state media report. | At least 70 people have fallen ill in China after eating pork products contaminated with an illegal animal feed additive, state media report. |
The victims were treated for stomach ache and diarrhoea in Guangdong province, according to the China Daily. Three people remain in hospital. | The victims were treated for stomach ache and diarrhoea in Guangdong province, according to the China Daily. Three people remain in hospital. |
The tainted pig organs contained the drug clenbuterol, which is used to prevent animals gaining fat. | |
It is the latest in a series of food poisoning cases in China. | It is the latest in a series of food poisoning cases in China. |
Officials in the southern province are quoted as saying three people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in raising and selling the contaminated pigs. | Officials in the southern province are quoted as saying three people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in raising and selling the contaminated pigs. |
The pork was brought last week from markets in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, and came from farms in the neighbouring Hunan province, according to the report. | The pork was brought last week from markets in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, and came from farms in the neighbouring Hunan province, according to the report. |
Food safety | Food safety |
Clenbuterol is banned as a food additive because it can be fatal for humans. The drug is given to treat asthma and has been used illegally by athletes to build muscle. | Clenbuterol is banned as a food additive because it can be fatal for humans. The drug is given to treat asthma and has been used illegally by athletes to build muscle. |
The BBC's Chris Hogg in Shanghai says it seems a lack of proper safety enforcement has again allowed contaminated pork into China's food chain. | The BBC's Chris Hogg in Shanghai says it seems a lack of proper safety enforcement has again allowed contaminated pork into China's food chain. |
In 2006, more than 300 people fell ill in Shanghai after eating pig meat or organs that had been contaminated in a similar fashion. | In 2006, more than 300 people fell ill in Shanghai after eating pig meat or organs that had been contaminated in a similar fashion. |
Meanwhile, milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine was last year blamed for the death of six children and making some 300,000 sick. | Meanwhile, milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine was last year blamed for the death of six children and making some 300,000 sick. |
Two people were sentenced to death for their involvement in the contamination. The former boss of the dairy at the centre of the milk scandal was imprisoned for life. | Two people were sentenced to death for their involvement in the contamination. The former boss of the dairy at the centre of the milk scandal was imprisoned for life. |
Our correspondent says ensuring food safety is difficult in a country where many small scale operations are struggling to deal with rising costs and tempted to cut corners. | Our correspondent says ensuring food safety is difficult in a country where many small scale operations are struggling to deal with rising costs and tempted to cut corners. |
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