KOREA: Going ‘China-free’ cannot solve problems - (The Korea Times)
March 20, 2008 – 6:25 pmhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2008/03/202_21067.html
It is, according to this editorial, shocking enough to find a presumed rodent part in a “national snack” loved by Koreans for the past 37 years. More surprising is the maker of the shrimp chips, called “Saewookkang,” has hushed up the matter for nearly a month. Most astonishing is that Nongshim Co., a giant food company, has not even recalled all of its products in question, making all kinds of clumsy excuses.
The editorial says all this can only happen in a country where businesses put corporate profits and images over consumers’ health and safety and get away with it.
Sadder still, the Korea Food and Drug Administration could not identify the suspicious substance and made the announcement based merely on its presumption. “Does it make much difference whether it was the shred of mouse head or something else?’ said a KFDA official without even a blush. Can anyone believe this […]
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