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50 Fake Food Factories Busted In China

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Sounds like there is a bootlegged version of  every damn thing in China. The word "fake" is nothing new in China. President Trump is behind time when it comes to "fake news". China has been faking everything including new since time immemorial ... The Fake Walmart China busts 50 factories making fake branded seasoning with ‘dangerous’ ingredients in latest food scandal A "production hub" which churned out counterfeit  seasoning designed to look like well known brands such as Nestle and Knorr is being investigated in China, in what appears to be the latest food scandal to spark anger in the country. Around 50 factories used what media called “dangerous” ingredients, including industrial salt and artificial colouring and food additives, at the manufacturing base which was reported to have existed for more than 10 years. Officials in  the northern port city of Tianjin, where the elaborate operation was located, have been instructed to ...

Perpetrators of China’s ‘Baby Milk Scandal" go on trial

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Suspects in China’s ‘biggest baby milk scandal in decade’ go on trial Group accused of passing off cheaper baby milk formula as well-known brand names A group of 12 people accused of making and selling fake branded baby milk powder in what could be the biggest milk formula scandal in a decade in China went on trial in Shanghai on Monday. The case was first brought to light by the government’s food safety watchdog after complaints by the US- baby milk powder producer Abbott, which was a victim of the fakes. The case comes after the outcry in 2008 when at least six children died after some producers for the Sanlu Group were found to have added melamine to their products to make it look like watered-down milk was high in protein. 19 arrested for selling hundreds of tonnes of expired milk powder in China The scandal shattered Chinese public confidence in domestic milk powder products and drove them to look for imported alternatives, including buying up supplie...