Chinese bureaucrat executed
Not Portland-related, but this is just in off the AP urgent wires:
BEIJING (AP) -- China state television says former head of food and drug safety administration was executed on Tuesday morning.I suppose that's one way to try to improve your country's image abroad. Earlier tonight, the AP recounted the reasons why:
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The list of food scares within China over the past year includes drug-tainted fish, banned Sudan dye used to color egg yolks red, and pork tainted with clenbuterol, a banned feed additive. (Link via IHT)
