On October 27, 2005, Reuters re****ted from Seoul that South Korean
concerns on kimchi im****ted from China are growing because last week
samples contained parasites found in human excrement. Last month an
initial scare also found unsafe amounts of lead.
Read the article in
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SEO314254.htm
An outline of the article:
* Korea Food and Drug Administration banned kimchi
im****ted from China last Friday, and it also
ordered destruction of all unsold products.
* Quarantine officials said they found 3 kinds of
parasitic eggs in samples from 9 of 16 brands of
Chinese-made kimchi. The agency said the use of
human excrement as fertilizer could be the reason
behind the contamination.
* In 2002, Chinese kimchi im****ts totaled 1,041 tons.
In 2005 up to October 20, Chinese kimchi im****ts
reached 94,128 tons.
