Nearly a fifth of goods made and sold in China have been found to be sub-standard, Beijing has revealed.

The worst problems were found in canned fruit, dried fish and fruit drinks, a food inspectors’ report said.

China has pledged to take action to improve its food and drug industry after a series of safety scares aroused domestic and global concern.

The US has already banned or issued warnings over several goods from China, including seafood and toothpaste.

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Of the goods tested, 19.1% were found to be below standard. Many of the food products had been contaminated by toxins or bacteria, or failed to carry the required labelling information, the report said.

The inspectors attempted to throw a positive light on the findings - saying that 80.9% of products had successfully passed the tests, and that quality was improving.

The inspections did not cover exported products that have caused a number of scandals this year, particularly in the US.

source: BBC

So if you live in China you only have a 1 in 5 chance of getting sick from some random supermarket product. If you live overseas and use Chinese goods you probably don’t want to know.

China, Trade, Death

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