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China...... Sells Fake Water?

Mike

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Jul 10, 2:54 AM EDT


Report: Fake Drinking Water Hits Beijing

BEIJING (AP) -- China's food safety watchdog promised Tuesday to probe a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water.

The water is either tap water or purified water from small suppliers put into the water jugs and sealed with bogus quality standard marks, the Beijing Times newspaper said in a lengthy report Monday.

The newspaper said Tuesday that local officials shut down a Beijing bottled water distributing station and seized safety seals and labels bearing the names of local brands.

An official at China's food safety watchdog said the agency was investigating the report, but noted a May inspection of Beijing's drinking water products found more than 96 percent were safe.

"Problems found with some individual cases cannot be interpreted to mean that the entire water industry has problems," Wu Jianping of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine told a news conference.

The Beijing Times investigation relied heavily on an anonymous sales manager of an unnamed well-known bottled water brand, and reporters gave firsthand accounts of the forging process at various points in the supply chain.

The report said the practice is widespread because water from major suppliers can cost twice as much as water from other sources.

Suppliers keep track of how carefully their customers inspect the deliveries, and give jugs with fake or no seals to the inattentive, the report said.

More than 10 million Chinese are regular users of drinking water machines, the China Daily newspaper reported.

A spokesman for Wahaha water, one of the victims of the counterfeiters cited by the Beijing Times, refused to give his name or comment, saying he had not read the report, and added he was leaving the office for the day.

But Li Peng, an employee of the Wahaha bottled water department in Beijing, said in a phone call that "we have found very few fake Wahaha products."

He added the news of counterfeit products will have little effect on his market, partly because each bottle has an individual number to prevent forgery.
 

Mike

Well-known member
RobertMac said:
Your title threw me...I thought they have finally perfected powder water!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Powdered water! LOL

On CNN this morning there was a lady who had written a book on how to be "China Free" when buying consumables. She said it was dang near impossible........No suprise.

I'm glad to see the media pick up on the Chinese "crap" movement and hope it keeps going..........and going...........and going.......................

The globalist notion that we buy stuff from China so that they can use our money to buy stuff from us is truly laughable.
 

PORKER

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A closer look: What the FDA refused in one week

USA TODAY examined records posted on the FDA's website to compile this snapshot of imported foods the FDA refused Dec. 22-29. It shows the variety of products the U.S. imports from around the world.


FDA reasons for refusals for the week

Filthy:Consists of filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. Label problem:Includes: Lack of nutritional information, description in English, proper ingredient, preservative list Bacteria, listeria, salmonella:Can cause serious infections in young children, frail and elderly people. Foreign object:Consists of filth or contains foreign objects. Poisonous substance:Contains unsafe poisonous or deleterious substance. Additive, animal drug, color additive, pesticide:Contains unsafe amount or substance isn't allowed. Registration/filing problem:Manufacturer not properly registered with FDA and/or hasn't filed required information.


Country Product Reason(s) for refusal
Seafood

Brazil; Frozen lobster Filthy, salmonella

Frozen lobster Salmonella

China; Frozen eel, catfish fillets Animal drug

Canned mackerel Filthy

Ghana; Dried fish Label, filthy

Indonesia ;Frozen tuna Label

Frozen crabmeat Contained antibiotic banned by USA for use in food-producing animals because of safety concerns

Japan; Frozen octopus salad Listeria

South Korea ;Canned fishing feed, snail meat, canned tuna Registration/filing

Palau ;Swordfish Poisonous substance

Philippines ;Anchovies, fish sauce, shrimp paste Filthy

Anchovies Filthy, bacteria

Sri Lanka; Dried fish Filthy; label

Cooked and dried fish Label

Thailand; Frozen crab, frozen shrimp, crab extract Filthy

Frozen mud fish Pesticide, salmonella

Vietnam; Frozen belt fish and swordfish Filthy

Frozen cuttlefish and tinfoil barb Salmonella

Fruit

China; Apple chips Color additive

Dried haw Color and food additives, filthy; label

Dominican Republic ;Bitter melon, fresh tamarind Pesticide

India; Mango products Pesticide

Pickles Label, registration/filing

Mexico; Tamarind Filthy

Thailand ;Preserved banana Filthy

Miscellaneous

Australia ;Frozen kangaroo meat Bacteria, salmonella

Canada; Soft drink concentrate Label

China; Sweet flour sauce Foreign object, filthy; label

Rice stick Filthy

Bean curd Filthy, label, registration/filing

Candy Label

Preserved bean curd (Hot) Registration/filing

Dominican Republic; Mint candy Color additive

France ;Cheese Listeria

Whipping cream Registration/filing

Ghana ;Milk powder Label

Haiti ;Shortening/lard Label

India ;Carbonated drink Label

Wheat flour, basmati rice, rice Filthy

Creamy peanut butter Contained aflatoxin, produced by mold that can damage liver, pesticide

Italy ;Basil green pesto Registration/filing

Jamaica; Vanilla flavoring Contained coumarin, banned as food additive in USA in 1940 because of moderate toxicity

South Korea; Grape juice, curry and black bean sauce Registration/filing

Lebanon; Custard with chocolate flavor (powder) Label

Malaysia ;Coconut cream Registration/filing

Cake Label, registration/filing

Netherlands ;Food additive Filthy, label

Pakistan ;Vegetable oil Additive

Philippines; Tropical fruit drink mixes Label

Sweden; Porridge Label

Syria ;Coriander Salmonella

Gelatin dessert Color additive

Thailand; Crispy rice cracker Filthy

Rice cracker Filthy, label

Special chili sauce for chicken Registration/filing

Vegetable

Australia; Crystalized ginger Label

China; Dried mushrooms Filthy

Preserved/pickled vegetable Registration/filing

Preserved lettuce in chili sauce Label, registration/filing

Dominican Republic
; Fresh papri and valor beans, longbeans, eggplant, hyacinth beans, chili/fruits/capsicum product Pesticide

Ghana ;Yams Filthy

Agushie Label

Unknown product Label, filthy

India ;Red chili Pesticide

Italy ;Dry porcini mushrooms Filthy

Mexico; Dehydrated black beans, dry sweet pepper Filthy

Fresh nopales Pesticide

Spain ;Fresh red bell peppers Pesticide

Tunisia ;Preserved artichokes Registration/filing

Source: Research and analysis of FDA data by USA TODAY
 
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Anonymous

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Its a long blog article- with lots of references- but it tells who some of the sold out politicians and media (both Rep. and Dem.) are who are pushing this globalist agenda for the multinational corporations benefits and at the expense of US jobs and the US middle class.....
 

PORKER

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CHINA SELLS Contaminated Fertilizer
Pineapple industry hits back at ‘poison’ suppliers

PROCESSING PINEAPPLES: The nightshift had to be laid off because there were not enough pineapples of sufficient quality to keep East London’s Summerpride Cannery plant operating at full capacity following the toxic fertiliser scare. Picture: NIGEL LOUW

Legal action for R60m damages to be taken against fertiliser company

By ROUX VAN ZYL

Business Editor


AFTER losing millions of rands through a toxic fertiliser scare the Eastern Cape pineapple industry is striking back.

Officials are taking legal action against JSE-listed Omnia Holdings, who allegedly sold farmers fertiliser with dangerously high levels of the cancer-causing substance, cadmium.

It was picked up in a 120000 can consignment heading to Switzerland in November.

Eastern Cape Pineapple Association chairperson Allen Duncan said subsequent damages to the pineapple industry, including pineapple processors and growers, could reach more than R60 million.

Many pineapple crops had to be rejected and 500 temporary workers lost their jobs.

“We have appointed auditors to establish the exact amount of damage sustained by the industry,” he said.

“Damages could include the rehabilitation of farmers’ land which could broadly amount to R30m. Damages to pineapple processors could be similar, or more.”

Duncan, who is also the managing director of Summerpride pineapple cannery in East London, said after the Swiss-bound consignment was rejected new testing procedures were installed to measure the cadmium levels.

And there were still cadmium levels above the EU limits – 0,050mg/kg for vegetables and fruit, including pineapples. As a result, entire pineapple crops were rejected.

Because there were not enough pineapples for canning, Summerpride had to cancel its nightshift leaving 500 workers out of work. “Then we had to find the cadmium source and also tested our factory materials, cans and water we use,” Duncan said. “In the end, we found the source to be fertilisers supplied by Omnia Holdings-owned Protea Chemicals.”

The fertilisers’ cadmium-levels measured up to 3000 times the acceptable level. “What really gets to me is that they are still selling this product,” he claimed.


To date the Eastern Cape pineapple industry has lodged a broad demand for damages with Omnia and plans to lodge a final summons in the coming weeks, Duncan said.

Another pineapple processor, Pierre Tilney, from Collondale Cannery in Cove Rock, confirmed that they planned to join the court action but could not comment on the full extent of their damages.

This is not the first time Omnia has landed in hot water over the agricultural products it supplies to South African farmers.

Three years ago, poultry giant Rainbow Chickens lodged an R80m claim against Omnia for allegedly supplying a contaminated feed ingredient that killed its chickens.

Protea Chemicals joint managing director Edu Cloete yesterday said it would be inappropriate to comment because legal processes were under way. In its latest financial statements, which showed Omnia’s 58 percent rise in annual profit, group managing director Rod Humphris said the Rainbow Chicken claim would “have no financial impact on Omnia”.

Duncan said the Pineapple Association has banned Chinese-manufactured zinc-sulphate fertiliser and there were currently no toxic pineapple products on South African shelves.

“We now test for all heavy metals at the farms that supply us,” he said. “We test the fruit before it enters the factory and also test the canned product and pineapple concentrates.”

However, he warned that the problem may not be limited to one industry and could occur in other food processing sectors.

According to EU standards, the acceptable cadmium level in staple foods like cereal is 0,10mg per kilogram (mg/kg); 0,20mg/kg for bran, wheat, soybeans and rice; 0,20mg/kg for leaf vegetables; 0,10mg/kg for potatoes; and 0,050mg/kg for vegetables and fruit, including pineapples.

The rejected consignment had cadmium levels of 0,070mg/kg – 0,020mg/kg over the EU limit. It was later sold to South America which has less strict cadmium control measures. Even at these levels one would have to consume 5kg of pineapples a day for a year before they would be hazardous, Duncan said.
 

Bill

Well-known member
While you're holding you little witch hunt against all things imported to the US maybe you ought to consider that far more people become ill or die from e-coli and samonella carrying US products than the mis-labeled Swedish porridge or mis-labeled Canadian soft drink concentrate.
 

PORKER

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I would worry about your imported pineapple at 3000 times -The fertilisers’ cadmium-levels measured up to 3000 times the acceptable level. “What really gets to me is that they are still selling this product,”
 
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