Huge recalls under way as pork scandal continues
By Jin Zhu and Li Wenfang | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-21 08:01
Workers scatter sterilizing chemicals while burying pigs that had been fed with the banned additive clenbuterol in Qinyang city, Henan province, last week. Clenbuterol encourages the development of muscle and reduces fat in pigs, but is harmful to humans. Zhu Xiang / Xinhua |
BEIJING / GUANGZHOU - Supermarkets across the country were busy recalling meat products at the weekend and taking packages off the shelves as a result of the growing scandal in which a banned substance was found in pork produced by an affiliate of the country's largest meat processor.
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