Posted on 06/10/2013 6:43:50 AM PDT by blam
China Pig Farm Accused Of Pumping Dissolved Carcasses Into A Nearby River
Agence France Presse
June 10, 2013, 7:21 AM
Dead pigs being tossed into a truck in China. Reuters
Authorities are reportedly probing a pig farm in central China for dissolving dead pigs in a chemical solution and pumping the resulting remains down its drains, which empty into a river.
Huasheng Online, a news website published by the Hunan Daily Press Group, said environmental protection and animal hygiene authorities in Changsha, Hunan province, were investigating the allegations.
The farm claimed that using strong alkali to break down carcasses before flushing them away was a non-harmful method of disposal for pigs that died of disease, the report said.
But users of China's Twitter-like microblogs were disgusted. "It's absolutely illegal and absolutely harmful," wrote one using the name Quxiaolijie.
"The only non-harmful way to dispose of dead pigs is to burn them or bury them. They absolutely can't be discharged into the river. Strictly investigate and strictly punish!"
Food safety is a major issue in China following a string of scandals, including the discovery in March of thousands of dead pigs floating down a Shanghai river.
No official explanation has been provided for the incident, which lasted for several days and was a major embarrassment for China's commercial hub.
Last month the public security ministry announced that 900 people had been detained for meat-related crimes including selling rat and fox meat as beef and mutton.
In another recent incident, US fast food giant KFC was hit by controversy after revealing some Chinese suppliers provided chicken with high levels of antibiotics, in what appeared to be an industry-wide practice.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
OMG, they are trying to buy Smithfield. May never be able to eat pork if that happens.
They are a dirty people. Always have been.
China controls our pork supplies:
China Buys World's Biggest Pork Producer
"A Chinese company has agreed a multi-billion dollar deal to buy the biggest pork producer in the US."
love the flying pig butt in the pic :)
After reading this story, I feel like I need another shower...just ewwwww-
And these folks are in big trouble.. until they present a plan to bottle the liquid and export it to the U.S. as some sort of tonic or food stuff.
I've been there...I've seen it.Absolutely breathtaking..literally and figuratively.
I read than many restaurants in the area pulled pigs from this river, cooked and served the pigs to unsuspecting customers.
I'd guesstimate them at the early Jungle Period.
Upton Sinclairs "Jungle" that is....
Any chance Indonesia is downstream?
Must be muzzies downstream
I have a Chinese (immigrant) neighbor and I asked her about this situation, she said, they know. I said what are they doing about it, she said, eat less rice.
Also,I've read that (on Average) that rice from China and Taiwan contains seven times more lead than does American grown rice. They use polluted industrial water to irrigate their fields in many cases.
China subsizes (buys surpluses) rice growing in China so the price is usually to high and not much is imported to the US.
LOL!
Couldn’t they sell that to Burger King?
all I can say is people who eat any kind of fresh food there must live on Immodium....
I think those are next weeks McRIBs
I now buy Kunzler or Dietz & Watson, and local PA growers/suppliers. No more Smithfield, or whatever they’re called now.
Smithfield Ham anyone?
Imported pork coming soon
The Chinese are trying to buy their way into the US consumer market so they can sell their filth here with less scrutiny
Upton Sinclair, where are you?
Given obama’s bow to the president of China I’d say they are good to go
Maybe add a little human-hair soy sauce for flavoring
We should be applauding this because we don’t need no steenkin environmental protections,,,right?
mmmmm, pig juice
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.