China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

Beijing calls for global quality-control reforms

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2007 5:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – China got off the latest shot in the war over substandard imports, reporting today it had found tiny worms in wooden packaging and substandard vitamins and children’s fish oil imported from the US. Simultaneously, China unveiled a wide-ranging recall system for its own exports that requires manufacturers to stop production and sales when defects are discovered, Reuters reports.

The worms come on the heels of contaminated soybeans and sliced potatoes from the US—offering a counterpoint to a litany of US complaints in recent months about Chinese products ranging from toothpaste to toys. China also defended its own product standards to the WHO, saying global cooperation was needed to address the problem.

A woman shops at the toy section inside a department store in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. China launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday to weed out unqualified toy makers in the wake of a massive... (Associated Press)

Chinese children check out toys at a shopping mall in Foshan, southern China's Guangdong province, Tuesday, Aug. 28 2007. Recall systems for unsafe food products and toys went into effect in China on... (Associated Press)

China's Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai, left, and Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila laugh at a reporter's question on the Philippine Government's continuing scrutiny of Chinese products... (Associated Press)

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