Sheep feed tainted with clenbuterol

BEIJING - Farmers in Dongying, East China's Shandong province, are adding the harmful chemical clenbuterol to sheep feed to produce leaner meat, Chinese media reported.

The latest food safety scandal was revealed in Dongying's Yanwo township, a booming farming area home to more than 1,000 sheep breeders.

Chinese media has reported that the use of clenbuterol, which was previously known to be used to produce leaner pork, was rampant and breeders were adept at fooling tests for additives.