Year of the (Scape) Goat
July 11th, 2007 by timbotronThree of the more recent (among several) concerns about products imported from China:
•Over 8,500 cats and dogs have died from pet foods containing melamine-laced grain that came from China.
•365 reported deaths (100+ confirmed) in Panama from Chinese cough syrup that contained diethylene glycol (a sweet-tasting ingredient in antifreeze).
•Chinese toothpastes containing diethylene glycol have been found on the shelves of import stores in the United States and Canada.
Due to growing concerns about Chinese products, the Chinese government followed through with an obvious and logical response: yesterday they executed Zheng Xiaoyu, the chief of China’s State Food and Drug Administration. Everything is better now, Chinese products are once again safe.
Secret Blogadilla insider sources have revealed the real reason Zheng Xiaoyu was executed:
The bones of the Chief of the State Food and Drug Administration are a powerful traditional remedy for melamine and diethylene glycol poisoning; they will be ground-up and sold in herbal markets and on eBay for $50/g.
(image from Wikimedia)
