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Bogus officials tout Malaysian export of bird's nests
By Wang Qingchu |
August 16, 2011, Tuesday
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TWO Malaysian men pretended to be government officials and held a press conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on July 26 to refute allegations that bird's nests from Malaysia were dyed and contained an excessive amount of nitrite, Beijing Times reported today.
The two men claimed to officials from the so-called export health ministry and the bureau of import and export of endangered animals. But investigation found there were no such government agencies in Malaysia.
"They were bogus officials," the report quoted Zheng Yumin, director of Zhejiang Administration for Industry and Commerce, as saying.
Malaysia is the world's biggest exporter of bird's nests, totaling 20 billion yuan (US$3.13 billion) in annual earnings. About 95 percent of its bird nests are sold to China.
But, the country's bird's nests industry suffered a major setback after several frauds came to light recently. One involved the dying of blood-red cubilose, the rarest variety of edible bird's nests.
To save the industry, some exporters pretended to be government officials to reassure Chinese consumers of the quality of their products, Zheng said.
The real identities of the two men who held the press conference in Hangzhou are still unknown.
The two men claimed to officials from the so-called export health ministry and the bureau of import and export of endangered animals. But investigation found there were no such government agencies in Malaysia.
"They were bogus officials," the report quoted Zheng Yumin, director of Zhejiang Administration for Industry and Commerce, as saying.
Malaysia is the world's biggest exporter of bird's nests, totaling 20 billion yuan (US$3.13 billion) in annual earnings. About 95 percent of its bird nests are sold to China.
But, the country's bird's nests industry suffered a major setback after several frauds came to light recently. One involved the dying of blood-red cubilose, the rarest variety of edible bird's nests.
To save the industry, some exporters pretended to be government officials to reassure Chinese consumers of the quality of their products, Zheng said.
The real identities of the two men who held the press conference in Hangzhou are still unknown.
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