China blasts U.S. products' safety

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http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_TAINTED_FOOD?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-06-08-19-26-22

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"There's more to this story than meets the eye. This is political," said Langerman, an officer of the division of chemical health and safety of the American Chemical Society. "I'd see what China is doing as a retaliation to what the U.S. has done."

This sums it up. Here are a few of the detected incidents over the past few months.

"May 2007 China probes reports that contaminated toothpaste was sent to Central America
March 2007 Melamine is found in wheat gluten exports from China for use in pet food, prompting a recall of at least 100 pet food brands
Nov 2006 A dye farmers fed to ducks to make their eggs look fresher is found to contain cancer-causing properties and 5,000 ducks are culled
August 2006 About 40 people in Beijing contract meningitis after eating partially cooked snails at a chain of restaurants."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6686627.stm

U.S. food quality standards aren't high enough for China? Please.