From the chinese press

Protect consumers' rights

Wal-Mart's 10 branches in Chongqing municipality have been ordered to pay fines totaling 2.69 million yuan ($422, 000) and suspend business for 15 days after being discovered selling ordinary pork as organic pork. Supermarkets that deceive customers should be punished, an article in xinhuanet.com says. Excerpts:

The continuous expansion of large domestic and foreign supermarkets, including those multinationals with a good reputation, has indeed brought convenience and real benefits to the public's daily life. However, it has also to some extent resulted in the selling of fake goods and severely harmed customers' interests through mistaken labeling. Take Wal-Mart for example. Since it entered Chongqing's market in 2006, it has received penalties 21 times, including nine this year, for selling expired and low-quality food and running sham promotions.