China Contaminated Gyoza Escalates
31 01 2008The tainted Chinese dumplings (from Tianyang Foods in Hebei province) imported by JT (Japan Tobacco) saga continues. Now more than 70 people have complained of symptoms from the metamidophos contaminated Gyoza dumplings.
China thus far still remains silent although I have read that two samples of the product were tested by Chinese authorities and found to be negative.
The recall has spread as Ajinomoto the largest food company in the World is taking proactive measures and recalling some Korean style products including fried rice that it sells in Japan from the same facility, Tianyang Foods.
Things of interest:
- I read in Chinareview that it was not clear if the Gyoza dumplings were contaminated in China or Japan? I myself find this hard to understand, if the product is produced in China, made in China and packaged in China then how could it be contaminated in Japan?
- I read in Japan News Review that in the U.S. if methamidophos is used commercially it must be labeled as Danger-Poison. Again I really don’t understand this because this particular pesticide is used for many vegetables including broccoli and cauliflower and has a tolerance of 1PPM (parts per million), which is established by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), yet I have never seen any product being sold in the supermarket as poisonous.
- China’s “Baidu” their equivalent of Google doesn’t come up with any results when you search for “Japan Tobacco food” or “JT food”, is this being controlled by the China government?
Technorati Tags: Noon International, gyoza, dumplings, poison, Japan Tobacco, Ajinomoto
Bookmark to:
