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August 22, 2007

Let's Play "Tit...

...for Tat", shall we? You knew this was coming.

China says it has found problems with U.S. soybean exports

This time, China says tainted products are coming from the other side of the Pacific.

After China's export credibility was battered with recall after recall, China is now saying it's found pesticides, poisonous weeds and dirt in shipments of imported U.S. soybeans.


Yawn.

Posted by tree hugging sister at August 22, 2007 12:11 PM

Comments

You evil tease. You got me interested with a great headline and it devolves into some dopey political stuff.

sniff

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 22, 2007 03:01 PM

Fine then. The next shipment of our soybeans will be drenched in powdered lead.
It's long past time to revoke their favored trade status.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 22, 2007 04:04 PM

"See? We fix! You buy now!"

Posted by: mojo at August 22, 2007 04:25 PM

Guess what?

China's at it again!

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 22, 2007 06:41 PM

You know, Gunny, I saw that earlier and could only think "WHO recycles USED chopsticks in the first place?"

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 22, 2007 06:45 PM

The Chinese, apparently.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at August 22, 2007 07:03 PM

Actually, I'm surprised Sheryl "One Sheet" Crowe's name didn't come up in association with this.

"Fifty BILLION Chinese can save a lotta chopsticks with a little recycling!"

Posted by: tree hugging sister at August 22, 2007 07:14 PM

Crow's first suggestion was less than helpful - use only one chopstick.

Posted by: nightfly at August 23, 2007 10:53 AM

Yeah, gotta look out for that dangerous "dirt." Because, you know, soil is SO MUCH MORE DANGEROUS than, I don't know, lead in paint or melamine in food additives.

And as for the "poisonous weeds" - considering that most of the real baddie weed species are not native to the U.S. and originally came from Eurasia, I don't think they have anything to complain about.

Maybe we need to learn how to make toys out of soybeans - then that would solve two problems right there.

Posted by: ricki at August 23, 2007 02:14 PM