The
latest food scandal in China - which has seen rat meat passed off as
lamb - has raised more questions about food safety in the country. It
seems that barely a day goes by in China without news of yet another
food safety scandal. But the latest case - even by Chinese standards -
was truly stomach-churning.
Hundreds of people were arrested after passing off rat meat as lamb. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the scandal has given
rise to a round of stories about rodents. I heard one anecdote about a restaurant in
southern China that serves up rat meat dishes.
Believe me these establishments do exist. At this particular restaurant, the owners
reassured the customers their rats had been
caught in the countryside and not in the sewers.
Now, whether the story is true or not, it gives you a flavour of public
concern over food safety. When you eat at cheap restaurants - or
roadside stalls for that matter - you are always left with that queasy
feeling you may have consumed something you did not order.
The irony is that people in China are now eating more than ever before but quality remains elusive.
The
latest food scandal in China - which has seen rat meat passed off as
lamb - has raised more questions about food safety in the country. It
seems that barely a day goes by in China without news of yet another
food safety scandal. But the latest case - even by Chinese standards -
was truly stomach-churning.
Hundreds of people were arrested after passing off rat meat as lamb. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the scandal has given
rise to a round of stories about rodents. I heard one anecdote about a restaurant in
southern China that serves up rat meat dishes.
Believe me these establishments do exist. At this particular restaurant, the owners
reassured the customers their rats had been
caught in the countryside and not in the sewers.
Now, whether the story is true or not, it gives you a flavour of public concern over food safety. When you eat at cheap restaurants - or roadside stalls for that matter - you are always left with that queasy feeling you may have consumed something you did not order.
The irony is that people in China are now eating more than ever before but quality remains elusive.
Hundreds of people were arrested after passing off rat meat as lamb. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, the scandal has given
rise to a round of stories about rodents. I heard one anecdote about a restaurant in
southern China that serves up rat meat dishes.
Believe me these establishments do exist. At this particular restaurant, the owners
reassured the customers their rats had been
caught in the countryside and not in the sewers.
Now, whether the story is true or not, it gives you a flavour of public concern over food safety. When you eat at cheap restaurants - or roadside stalls for that matter - you are always left with that queasy feeling you may have consumed something you did not order.
The irony is that people in China are now eating more than ever before but quality remains elusive.
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