Thursday, October 02, 2008

Suck On the White Stuff

It seems the Chinese have got that milk problem solved.

Food safety officials here said on Thursday that none of the chemical melamine was found in 418 samples taken from newly-produced liquid milk of the nation’s major brands in the most recent inspection.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) announcement, posted on its website, concerned the latest tests of 65 domestic brands nationwide, as milk quality testing continued throughout China in the wake of a deadly contamination scandal.

Note the use of the word “contamination,” which implies an accident.  What they should say was “intentionally poisoned.”

No problems were discovered in samples from top-selling brands such as Yili, Sanlu, Mengniu, Sanyuan, Wandashan and Yinqiao, among others, according to the AQSIQ.

Clearly the program was highly successful.  It was modeled on other past successful Chinese government programs, such as “Democracy-free Government” and “Hygiene-free Restaurants.” The success of the government’s “Shit-free Toilet Seats” program has thus far produced mixed results.