70 sick in China after eating tainted pig organs
Mon Feb 23, 2:47 am ET
BEIJING – Pig organs contaminated by a banned animal feed additive have been blamed for sickening at least 70 people in southern China, state media said Monday.
The cases underscore a continuing battle with food safety in a country where supply chains are murky and the rising cost of labor, land and fuel sometimes force producers to cut corners in order to make a profit.
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Clenbuterol helps to build muscle and is frequently used as an illegal performance enhancing drug by track and field athletes. China has banned its use as a pig feed additive.
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In 2006, more than 300 people in Shanghai were hospitalized after eating pork and pig organs tainted with clenbuterol.
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