All you squid eaters in Korea might want to take note of this:
South Korea has detected the industrial chemical melamine in fish feed manufactured from squid caught domestically and in China, officials said Friday.
Investigators found traces in feed made by a local company, said the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Melamine, used in the manufacture of plastic, can make products appear as if they are packed with protein. It can be lethal when consumed in large amounts.
China has been rocked by the discovery of the chemical in baby formula and other dairy products. Four babies have died from kidney failure and more than 6,000 have fallen ill from drinking contaminated milk formula.
South Korea’s food ministry said a local company, which it did not name, produced 612 tons of feed over three months from early April. It supplied 586 tons to fish farms while the rest has been recalled or dumped.
“The company had used powdered parts of squid caught here or imported from China. A probe has been launched to determine which parts were contaminated with melamine,” a ministry spokesman told AFP.
He said 16 fish farms which purchased the feed had sold 400 tons of catfish to restaurants and dealers. [Channel News Asia]
So what are the odds there will be massive protests in Korea against the sale of dangerous squid from China?
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10:22 pm on September 20th, 2008 1
melamine seems to be widely used in Asia…I wonder where else in the world it is used for nefarious purposes?
10:55 pm on September 20th, 2008 2
Can’t wait for the protest….eeeerrrr maybe not! MAD FISH DISEASE…let’s start a web panic!
Koreans are just so misguided on their priorities. This story will be buried by the govt press cuz Korea has a democratic dictatorship….for the good of the masses.
12:16 am on September 21st, 2008 3
Korea does not appear to be concerned about personal safety / health standards / food standards … just look at most of those street vendors … do you suppose the health department checks them out ? ya right !
2:26 pm on September 21st, 2008 4
Most of the catfish sold in US supermarkets is from China. I wonder when/if the FDA or some other Fed agency will test China products being imported into the US. Or, is the US afraid to make China mad because they are pumping so much cash into our financial markets. I understnad the reason the Feds stepped in with Fannie and Fredie was because China had so much money invested there.