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內地人搶奶粉搶到荷蘭 (中國)
http://www.singtao.com/breakingnews/20130313e140057.asp
繼本港限帶奶粉過境後，荷蘭部分商家，開始實施奶粉限購，原因是內地人士搶購奶粉。
新華社報道，面積不大的荷蘭，奶粉產量有限，內地人士大規模搶購，讓荷蘭當地民眾難以買到奶粉。荷蘭大型連鎖超市Ahold、Etos等，最近都貼上用英文或荷蘭文的標籤，寫著「每名顧客（或團組）只能購買1罐奶粉」。即使如此，這些奶粉還是銷售一空。
荷蘭奶粉近年來成為不少內地媽媽的選擇。不僅有中國留學生與當地華僑搶購牟利，中國也有人專門組旅行團到荷蘭掃買奶粉，帶回大陸賺錢，增加荷蘭當地的「奶粉荒」。
內地人士在荷蘭搶購奶粉引起荷蘭媒體普遍關注，個別評論甚至充斥火藥味，引起當地華人的不滿。
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China pulls nearly 6,000 dead pigs from Shanghai river
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21766377
Officials say the number of pig carcasses found in Shanghai's Huangpu River has risen to nearly 6,000.
In a statement, Shanghai authorities said that 5,916 dead pigs had been removed from the river by Tuesday.
But they said water from the river was safe, with water quality meeting government-set standards.
It is believed that the pigs may have come from Jiaxing in the neighbouring Zhejiang province, although the cause of their deaths is still not clear.
In a statement, the Shanghai municipal government said that the water in Huangpu River, which is a major source of drinking water for Shanghai, was safe. It also said that no diseased pork had been detected in markets.
However, the news has been met with scepticism by some users on weibo, China's Twitter equivalent, where the hashtag "Huangpu River dead pigs" has emerged.
"Cadres and officials, we are willing to provide for you, but please don't let us die from poisoning. Otherwise who will serve you? Please think twice," said netizen Shi Liqin.
"This river's colour is about the same as excrement, even if there weren't dead pigs you couldn't drink it," said another, with the username Yuzhou Duelist.
The general mood is of concern, rather than outrage or panic, reports the BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai, as the Chinese public are well used to food scandals, such as the use of oil scraped from sewers for cooking, and plasticiser found in baby formula.
'Timely data'
The government statement said that the number of pigs being salvaged from the river appeared to be decreasing.
Laboratory tests have identified that some of the pigs had porcine circovirus, a common disease that affects pigs but does not affect humans.
Reports suggest the dead pigs may have been dumped from pig farms in Jiaxing, upstream of Shanghai.
The scandal comes amid growing concerns about China's environment
"We don't exclude the possibility that the dead pigs found in Shanghai were from Jiaxing. But we are not absolutely sure," Jiaxing local government spokesman Wang Dengfeng told a news conference.
Whilst tags on the pigs' ears indicated that they were from Jiaxing, this only showed the pigs' place of birth.
"It is unclear where the dead pigs were raised," he said.
Jiaxing officials have also said that the pigs may have been killed by cold weather.
In an opinion piece, the state-run Global Times said that the pig scandal comes amid growing concerns about China's environment, including recent record smog levels in Beijing, and water and air pollution affecting villages.
"The country's citizens, including both ordinary people and officials, should bear in mind the necessity of protecting the environment," it said.
It called on officials to publish "timely data regarding the quality of drinking water to reassure the public". |
發表於 2013-3-13 22:03
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