Melamine in Milk Disaster

I have immense admiration for the Chinese. They have the longest civilized history, I think, and they are really wonderful, hard-working and inventive people.

But somehow, in the race with the Western Way of Life, they seem to have lost their soul.

The latest crisis, they face, Melamine laced Milk, that has affected more than 13,000 children, I think shows the consequences of secrecy and greed, as TimesOnline observes.

According to the report, twenty one topics were banned from discussion in the Chinese media, the eighth on the list was food safety scandals. This kind of absurd secrecy has resulted in this state of affairs:

— Half of all dangerous goods seized in Europe in 2007 came from China

— Last year China found two companies guilty of intentionally exporting contaminated pet food

— US authorities last year gave warning that monkfish imported from China may be puffer fish, containing a potentially deadly toxin

— In 2005 Sudan 1, a carcinogenic food colouring, was found in Chinese branches of KFC

— In January a survey found almost two thirds of Chinese people were worried about food safety

Hope they wake up before it is too late.