There’s danger in the unmarked additives that might make their ways into meat products, and there are some obvious examples that we can turn to. China, in particular, has had some troubles with regulating meat, demonstrating that there’s more to this recent rash of problems with meat displacement than the IKEA scare from last year.
Two prongs appear to exist in the latest news of meat-related fraud in China. First, there’s the report in the Atlantic that the nation’s donkey meat, which is considered a delicacy, was found to contain the meat of foxes.
The culpability in this case might be traced back to the country’s chain of Walmart stores, which supplied the tainted donkey product, with millions of pounds at stake. It’s hardly the only thing Chinese food regulation needs to be concerned about, but food labels could still offer a sense of security about what actually goes into the meat inspection process.
Another problem that has emerged is the revelation that, as the Guardian reported, lamb meat has allegedly been made it to market after being buoyed by injections of contaminated water. A press release from the PEW research center’s Global Attitudes Project that surfaced earlier this month states that 41 percent of China’s middle-class residents are concerned about the quality of the food there.
Labels for natural foods can take on a vital importance because your customers need the assurance that they really are natural and can be trusted. A color printer can be a cog in the larger machine that sees these labels through to fruition.
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