Chinese donkey meat recalled after found to contain fox

[MegaTurkey]

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent. Those of you that don't, google the horse meat scandal.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

[Shadowolf]

Heh, oh China. Alwayyyyys in the news for false advertising scandals, tsk tsk.

[Mysterious Drifter]

typical life in china

I live in china so these stuff happen all the time.

[Suziah]

MegaTurkey

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

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MegaTurkey

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

[texasshojo]

how did the fox taste? rofl

[KraDark]

Meanwhile in India, consumers are horrified to find their fox burgers containing traces of cow meat.

And so the cycle is complete.

[Suziah]

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MegaTurkey

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

All foxes meats or a selected few?

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MegaTurkey

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

All foxes meats or a selected few?

The parasites can infect any and all foxes.

[Suziah]

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MegaTurkey

Those of you that follow British news should be able to appreciate this story to its fullest extent.

http://www.independent.co.uk

Thursday 02 January 2014
Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after it was found to contain fox.

The US company has apologised and said it would reimburse shoppers in China who bought the “Five Spice” donkey product, which tests showed contained the DNA of other animals.

According to local news reports, the problem was first brought to the attention of food standards officials when a customer, identified only by his surname Wang, found the so-called donkey meat looked, smelled and tasted strange.

He sent the product to a testing institute, and the Shandong Food and Drug Administration later announced that it contained fox meat.

Wal-Mart said it has launched an investigation into the incident, adding that the manager at a supplier’s factory had already been detained.

“We are deeply sorry for this whole affair,” said Wal-Mart's China president and CEO, Greg Foran. “It is a deep lesson that we need to continue to increase investment in supplier management.”

Shaun Rein, the Shanghai-based managing director of China Market Research (CMR) Group, told Reuters: “This is another hit on Wal-Mart's brand, meaning wealthy shoppers will start to lose the trust they had before.”

Donkey meat is popular in China, though makes up a tiny proportion of all meat products consumed. Fox meat, on the other hand, is cheap because of its distinctive smell and the fact that eating it could pose serious health risks, a breeder told the Yangcheng Evening News.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest supermarket chain in the world and has more than 400 stores across China, has been hit with a number of scandals in the far east in recent years.

In 2011, the China government fined Wal-Mart, along with Carrefour, a combined 9.5 million yuan (£950,000) for manipulating product prices. That same year the US retailer was also fined in China for selling duck meat past its expiry date.

God help the people who think they're eating fox

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

All foxes meats or a selected few?

The parasites can infect any and all foxes.

And donkey meat are healthty?

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Suziah

Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

All foxes meats or a selected few?

The parasites can infect any and all foxes.

And donkey meat are healthty?

They can get it too. It is recommended that the meat of equines be visually inspected for the presence of these parasites.Manual inspection can actually spread them. I don't see why the same visual inspection would not work for the meat of foxes, but it seems none of the meat in question was inspected.

Another danger posed by the consumption of unknown/mislabeled types of meat is anaphylaxis. Even if the meat is perfectly fit to eat it could cause an allergic reaction.

[Eveille]

'WEALTHY' shoppers will lose trust? Wealthy = Walmart in China? >_>......says a lot about their supposed rising status as a world power.

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Eveille

'WEALTHY' shoppers will lose trust? Wealthy = Walmart in China? >_>......says a lot about their supposed rising status as a world power.

Think about how much it costs to import Wal-Mart goods - from other parts of China. lol

[Suziah]

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Am I the only one who find this queer? I am referring to fox meat being more expensive than donkey meat. What study shows that "eating it could pose serious health risks". Did they really do an experiment to find out or did they just made that up?

Foxes are carriers of trichina worms which cause trichinosis, a disease that can be fatal.

All foxes meats or a selected few?

The parasites can infect any and all foxes.

And donkey meat are healthty?

They can get it too. It is recommended that the meat of equines be visually inspected for the presence of these parasites.Manual inspection can actually spread them. I don't see why the same visual inspection would not work for the meat of foxes, but it seems none of the meat in question was inspected.

Another danger posed by the consumption of unknown/mislabeled types of meat is anaphylaxis. Even if the meat is perfectly fit to eat it could cause an allergic reaction.

It all comes down to one thing then, don't eat meat? XD

[PrincessSakuya258]

I think what we're all missing and that China is trying to avoid outing is that they've created a donkey-fox hybrid.