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Consumers Warned About Chinese Ginger

July 31, 2007

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California officials say some fresh ginger imported from China is contaminated with a pesticide and should not be consumed. So far, no illnesses or injuries have been reported.

California health officials say they detected the pesticide aldicarb sulfoxide in fresh Chinese ginger distributed by the Christopher Ranch Food Company. The tainted ginger was shipped to Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, and Louisiana.

The problem with the ginger has been apparently known for some time and customs officials have been advised to block its entry into the country. Japanese officials recently reported as much as 25 tons of the product was allowed into the country by mistake.

In this case, California officials say they discovered the tainted ginger in random samples taken from an Albertsons supermarket near Sacramento. They offered no explanation for how the product got into the U.S.

China is the major supplier of ginger to the world. The U.S. imported 32,000 tons of it last year, mostly from China.

Ginger is a spice commonly used in cooking.

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