US Food Supply Could Be Worse...

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Despite the "gross" factor from learning the amount of allowable bug parts and rodent filth in processed food for sale in the US, at least the FDA is trying to keep our food safe.

Contrast this with a news article about people who ate tainted pig meat in China.

70 people in one Chinese province have suffered food poisoning in recent days after eating pig organs contaminated by a banned food additive......The victims complained of stomach aches and diarrhea after eating pig organs bought in local markets since Thursday, China's Xinhua news agency reported. A local health official said initial investigations indicated that the pig organs were contaminated by clenbuterol, an additive that is banned in pig feed in China.
Clenbuterol can prevent pigs from accumulating fat but is harmful to humans and can be fatal. One of the largest food poisoning cases involving clenbuterol happened in Shanghai in September 2006, when 336 people were hospitalized after eating pig meat or organs contaminated with the additive, China Daily said.

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