China Fires Food Safety Man Their Way

Which isn't a 30 day suspension or the western way of dealing with incompetence on the job in government. They just execute the person in question after a "I'm sure" fair trial. That's a good thing for China's trade partners and buyers of their goods like us in a way, but not good for the employee obviously.

Maybe we could institute their no nonsense policy with our incompetent and corrupt elected officials starting with congress. (just a most radical suggestion)

China food safety head executed

• May 2007 China probes reports that contaminated toothpaste was sent to the Americas

• March 2007 Melamine is found in wheat gluten exports from China for use in pet food, prompting a recall of at least 100 pet food brands

• Nov 2006 A dye farmers fed to ducks to make their eggs look fresher is found to contain cancer-causing properties, and 5,000 ducks are culled

• August 2006 About 40 people in Beijing contract meningitis after eating partially cooked snails at a chain of restaurants

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific |

The former head of China's State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, has been executed for corruption, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports.

He was convicted of taking 6.5m yuan ($850,000; £425,400) in bribes and of dereliction of duty at a trial in May.

The bribes were linked to sub-standard medicines, blamed for several deaths.

China has been criticised over a number of recent cases involving tainted goods, and correspondents say Zheng had become a symbol of the crisis.

Zheng had appealed against his sentence, arguing that it was "too severe" and saying he had confessed his crimes and co-operated with police.

But his appeal, heard in mid-June, was rejected shortly afterwards.
Toxic chemicals

Zheng, who headed the administration from 1998 to 2005, was found guilty of accepting bribes from firms to register their products without making them undergo the necessary checks.

Following his sacking, the Chinese government announced an urgent review of about 170,000 medical licenses that were awarded during his tenure at the agency. continued

A little severe I would agree, but now he won't be doing this again obviously. How come I don't hear the usual liberal capital punishment opponents crying foul etc etc?

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