Whoa Nelly! Look at what the Chinese did

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_top14jul10,0,2375637.story
China Executes Ex-Food and Drug Chief
By ALEXA OLESEN Associated Press Writer
10:59 AM EDT, July 10, 2007
BEIJING - China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash, the strongest signal yet from Beijing that it is serious about tackling its product safety crisis.

"The few corrupt officials of the SFDA are the shame of the whole system and their scandals have revealed some very serious problems," agency spokeswoman Yan Jiangying said at a news conference held to highlight efforts to improve China's track record on food and drug safety.

Yan was asked to comment on Zheng's sentence and that of his subordinate, Cao Wenzhuang, a former director of SFDA's drug registration department who was last week sentenced to death for accepting bribes and dereliction of duty. Cao was given a two-year reprieve, a ruling which is usually commuted to life in prison if the convict is deemed to have reformed.

"We should seriously reflect and learn lessons from these cases," Yan said.

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Do you think I can send the Chinese a list of people who put crap in my food? Just wondering...