Raids reveal dirty used chopsticks: Recycled 100,000 pair per day, not disinfected

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:18 PM EDT

Article Source: Australian News Network

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BEIJING: A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said yesterday -- the latest in a string of food and product safety scares.

Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are widespread in China, whose exports have been rocked by safety scandals, ranging from pet food to medicine, tyres, toothpaste and toys.

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ShaunV

A lack of business ethics and a spiritual vacuum after China embraced economic reforms in the late 1970s have been blamed for unscrupulous business practices and corruption.

In Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in south China, Mayor Zhang Guangning vowed to bankrupt serious violators of food and product safety.

The Hong Kong owner of a Guangdong manufacturer at the centre of a recall of Chinese-made toys by Mattel had committed suicide, according to Hong Kong media.

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1 vote

#1 - Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:19 PM EDT

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jpark

Yet companies in the U.S. continue to outsource tremendous business to China.

Regulations in the U.S. require that products meet standards. China apparently has no standards. By outsourcing to China, U.S. companies can produce products which don't meet standards. After all, the company did not produce the defective product.

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3 votes

#2 - Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:54 PM EDT

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ShaunV

By outsourcing to China, U.S. companies can produce products which don't meet standards.

Excellent point.

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2 votes

#3 - Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:00 PM EDT

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SHAUNV

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Raids reveal dirty used chopsticks: Recycled 100,000 pair per day, not disinfected

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