Tainted Pork Is Latest Food Safety Scandal In China

Clenbuterol, a steroid sometimes taken by athletes to burn fat and grow muscle, has sickened hundreds of Chinese consumers in recent months after they ate pork meat contaminated with it. Many are still angry about the 2008 melamine milk scandal. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/04/29/135839397/tainted-pork-is-latest-food-safety-scandal-in-china?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Apr 29 2011, 10:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog