Restaurants in China seasoning food with opium to 'hook' customers
Published: 2016 January 24 10:22:57 (9599 Views)
35 restaurants across China have been found illegally using opium as seasoning in their food, state officials say.
Five restaurants are being prosecuted over the findings, whilst 30 more are under investigation, according to the China Food and Drug Administration.
Some of them are popular venues, with one allegedly the part of the Huda chain in Beijing, specialising in spicy crayfish.
General manager Hu Ling said the company was under investigation, but said it may have bought seasoning contaminated with opiates by accident.
It is unclear how the opium came to enter the food, however, previous cases in China have seen chefs try to 'hook' customers on their food through use of the narcotic which can cause serious addiction.
In 2014, a failed drugs test led Shaanxi provincial police to uncover a noodle seller deliberately lacing meals with opium.
In 2004, a string of 215 restaurants in the Guizhou region were closed down following similar charges.
According to the official news agency Xinhau, poppy powder is available to buy in China at $60 per kilogram.
It is commonly mixed with chilli oil and powders, which make it difficult for authorities to detect.
Source - Independent
Five restaurants are being prosecuted over the findings, whilst 30 more are under investigation, according to the China Food and Drug Administration.
Some of them are popular venues, with one allegedly the part of the Huda chain in Beijing, specialising in spicy crayfish.
General manager Hu Ling said the company was under investigation, but said it may have bought seasoning contaminated with opiates by accident.
It is unclear how the opium came to enter the food, however, previous cases in China have seen chefs try to 'hook' customers on their food through use of the narcotic which can cause serious addiction.
In 2014, a failed drugs test led Shaanxi provincial police to uncover a noodle seller deliberately lacing meals with opium.
In 2004, a string of 215 restaurants in the Guizhou region were closed down following similar charges.
According to the official news agency Xinhau, poppy powder is available to buy in China at $60 per kilogram.
It is commonly mixed with chilli oil and powders, which make it difficult for authorities to detect.
Source - Independent
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