There was a very mediatised incident in Japan a few years ago [1], with toxic substance getting into frozen food packages. As public opinion was focused on the

There was a very mediatised incident in Japan a few years ago [1], with toxic substance getting into frozen food packages. As public opinion was focused on the issue, a lot reporting got done on the general practicies of the chinese factories in the food industry, and some of them were having a 'low cost' line with simpler quality checks for domestic foods, and a 'high profile' line with increased checks and attention to sanity for goods to be exported. A lot of it was sensationnalized I supposed, but there still seemed to be a radically different thinking about food quality on the manufactoring side. [1] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/03/05/business/jt-to-trim-frozen-food-production-in-china/#.UXtyeMsaySM http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/03/05/business/jt-to-t...