25.4.12

Drugs scandal hits China


The mass confiscations沒收 of suspect懷疑 capsules show the authorities' determination決心 to be seen to be acting promptly及時 after the scandal was uncovered破獲 a week ago.

Chinese television reported then that several companies were making drug capsules膠囊 from industrial gelatin明膠, containing potentially toxic levels of chromium and retrieved from discarded丟棄 scraps of leather皮革.

The safety of food and drugs is a constant public worry in China, with frequent outcries民怨吶喊 over fake medicines and substandard不合格 products. Government investigators have now been sent to Zhejiang, Hebei and Jiangxi provinces; state media said large amounts of industrial gelatin were confiscated there and in the province of Shandong.

Among those detained拘留者 are a local official and a sales manager from Hebei, who are suspected of ordering a factory to be burned down燒毀 to destroy the evidence證據
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