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Title : Bogus Beef, Fake Rice, Imitation Eggs and Recycled Buns
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Source : Weird Asia News
Year : 2018
Link : https://www.weirdasianews.com/2012/03/08/bogus-beef-fake-rice-imitation-eggs-recycled-buns/
Country : China
Commodity: All Food
Abstract: The lack of effective food safety laws in China has created a monster of terrible proportions. It is one thing to replicate designer merchandise and rip off manufacturers, and quite another to dare to imitate Mother Nature and mess with the nutritious ingredients that comprise the staples of human diets. China’s population of 1.3 billion is hungry for both food and wealth, and this combination often nurses corruption, especially when there’s no government watchdog preventing the commission of such crimes. Vendors selling street food are obvious culprits. Here are some of the major fake foods circulating China.