The expected penalty on the milk scandal

U.S. NEWS: “U.S. Restricts China Milk Products: FDA Forces Importers to Prove Shipments Contain No Melamine After Positive Tests,” by Jane Zhane and Alicia Mundy, Wall Street Journal, 14 November 2008.

The U.S. is the second biggest export market of Chinese food and beverages, after Japan and just about HK, South Korea and Russia.

Now, as a result of the scandal (oh so 1850s America, as I noted in a previous post), we now demand the Chinese prove they can reach some sort of product safe harbor.

Upshot? Our FDA now to open three offices in Chinese cities.

Connectivity drives code, and opens offices.

Comments

[lrb]

Up your alley:

From the Olympics to urban explosion to the rowdiness of its people, a tour of China is like a trip to 19th-century America.By Paula Marantz Cohen

http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article10300801.aspx

[Brad B.]

Dr. Barnett,Perhaps the strongest effect your writings have had on me is the ability to see news in a different light. When this news hit a few months ago, I saw it as a good trend. No, people getting sick isn't "good news" but I knew the outrage was good news. Nothing is going to stop the freight train (connectivity) of trade we have with China. But fallout like this help China get on board with the rest of the Core by forcing them to take on new rules (or code) if they want to take part.

None of this is news to you or your readers, but my point is that because of you, I'm able to look at headlines like this and not join the chorus of, "We shouldn't trade with China because they send us poisoned goods!"

For that, I'm very grateful.

[William R. Cumming]

Being facetious now! Sort of! Used to be in diplomatic relations between US and Chinese we agreed not to feed them CHEESE and in return they would not feed US Representatives SEA URCHINS. Guess that protocol may be reversed now.