Thursday, September 25, 2008

China: tainted milk? No worries for The Big Boys; they have their own exclusive food supply...

Just as China faces another food safety crisis, an article titled “Licensing Ceremony For Food Products Specially Supplied for the Central State Agencies” is spreading widely on the Internet both inside and outside China. The article discloses how China’s high-ranking officials only use high quality organic food products that come from special supply bases. This information has angered many and some mainland Chinese argue that the shame of their nation’s food safety monitoring system has exceeded the honor of its hosting the recent Olympics.

After reading the article, one reader commented, “Certain leaders will never have to risk drinking poisonous milk formula, because of their rank and position.”
Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that on September 21 (Sunday), Internet forums in mainland China reprinted a speech from Shandong Ke’er Biomedical. It included a speech made by Zhu Yonglan, Director of the Special Food Supply Center for State Council Party and State Organizations at the licensing ceremony. She mentions that special food suppliers catering to the nation’s leaders have spread to 13 provinces and municipalities across the country. These facilities supply senior cadres safe foods that do not have any chemical additives or preservatives. These foods do not employ genetic engineering technology, and they are more nutritious and richer in fiber, trace elements and minerals than the food consumed by the populace at large. More...
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