China admits domestic food poisoning from dumplings

Wednesday 06th August, 03:53 PM JST

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GW at 07:23 PM JST - 6th August

hey man conspracy theories are fun & sometimes even movies get made!
PepinGalarga at 10:12 PM JST - 6th August

this is what probably happened: they took the recalled and probably spoiled Japanese dumplings, changed the date and sold them in China.... doesn't really provide any new insight if this is the case.

they didnt say where the poisoned chinese dumplings came from.
Fovonfire at 10:14 PM JST - 6th August

i am shameful for that,i am a chinese...
some14some at 10:16 PM JST - 6th August

Well, well, well... after all the conspiracy theories about the Japanese right wing nutcases planting the poison in packages all over the country...

And there were people who had assumed that China will never admit to it. Still suspicious, Chinese people eat 'fresh' not 'frozen' gyoza, also gyoza supplied to Japan were specially made to order for JT, how come it was available to local people in China? Is China trying to improve Olympics image or is Japan still interested in 'tasty' (tainted?) Chinese frozen gyoza?
OssanULTRA at 11:06 PM JST - 6th August

"And there were people who had assumed that China will never admit to it. Still suspicious, Chinese people eat 'fresh' not 'frozen' gyoza, also gyoza supplied to Japan were specially made to order for JT, how come it was available to local people in China? Is China trying to improve Olympics image or is Japan still interested in 'tasty' (tainted?) Chinese frozen gyoza?"

Good thing the Chinese authorities hae gone off the complete-denial mode and are taking it more seriously than you are.
usaexpat at 11:43 PM JST - 6th August

So more speculation than answers JT. Did I miss something or does the article not say whether or not it is the same pesticide found in the Japanese cases? Are they the same dumplings from the same company? That seems to be the implication but it's not spelled out. If that is the case then the problem has been solved, the poisoning happened in China.
OgieDoggie at 12:17 AM JST - 7th August

Here in the USA we like our imported Chinese Dumplings with lead in them. If you eat dumplings with lead in them you won't feel hungry after an hour.
cleo at 12:35 AM JST - 7th August

does the article not say whether or not it is the same pesticide found in the Japanese cases? Are they the same dumplings from the same company?

They were saying on the news tonight that it was the same pesticide in the same dumplings. After the food poisoning occurred in Japan the remaining stock was locked up in a warehouse and 'somehow' got sold in China.

They were also saying on the news that the report of the food poisoning in China was held back for a month so that China wouldn't be embarrassed at the G8 summit meeting.

Still suspicious, Chinese people eat 'fresh' not 'frozen' gyoza

On the news they showed supermarket freezer cases filled with frozen gyoza, though not the Japanese ones. Presumably those were sold off the back of a lorry.
motytrah at 12:58 AM JST - 7th August

I was listening to a radio program last night that interviewed Chinese farmers. One of the interesting points made is that the farmers don't eat the produce they sell on the open market. They eat their own patch of veggies that isn't drowned in chemicals to increase yields. The economics of the situation is agriculture in China doesn't work unless you seriously drive yields up with methods that would be frowned upon in first world countries.

Bottom line, do not trust foods sourced in China. They don't have the oversight to ensure safety, and even if they did, they is a lot of pressure on the farmers to increase yields any way possible.
HonestDictator at 02:30 AM JST - 7th August

Fovonfire- don't feel ashamed for something that someone else does. Just focus on encouraging them to FIX the problem. Practically everyone around the world thinks that China can achieve greatness, but doesn't like the way the PRC government runs things.

In spite of the corruption between the government officials in rural areas, if China could get more useful and efficient control in managing their laws and enforcement (not on repression of citizens, but on making sure that they supply each area with what they NEED most).

Try to provide the farmers with (hopefully cheaper)more consumption friendly pesticides. They do exist.
imagawa at 05:04 AM JST - 7th August

Henryo12

"Which is worse, getting it recycled back into the food industry or completely getting rid of the company? I prefer completely getting rid of the company."

Shame the Chinese didn-t agree with you, since this food went from the Japanese market where it was thought to be unsafe right into the Chinese market where nobody seems to give a damn.

Chinese marketing rule number 4; Poison the customer+. Well so what, once they have paid for the product who cares what happens to them+.

My question mark has turned into a little cross + for some odd reason. I will try to work out what has brought about this change ¡ in the mean time sorry.
Tatanka at 06:59 AM JST - 7th August

I never thought I'd see the day that China would admit to doing anything wrong!
rjd_jr at 08:27 AM JST - 7th August

Well said and bravo sarcasm. All the people here who insulted all Japanese for rightfully being fearful about these dumplings, and casting doubt on them from the very beginning owe the people a huge apology.

Let's see if they are "man" enough to admit when they are wrong, probably not.
GW at 09:18 AM JST - 7th August

rjd

get a grip man most people were saying there was never enough info to even hazard a guess & that one side was as bad as the other(true, go drink some Aomori apple juice rjd), and then we all went ahead & speculated a whole lotta things, hoping we wud get thew movie rights.
imagawa at 09:29 AM JST - 7th August

GW

so what you are really saying to rjd-jr is that you will not take back the remarks you made?

Chinese marketing rule 7; never say you were wrong, because it is wrong to say you were wrong & that just can't be right can it?