Express delivery overhaul

One death and seven injuries from parcels contaminated with a highly toxic chemical signify that the express delivery sector is in urgent need of an overhaul.

A man died after receiving a parcel of shoes delivered by Shanghai-based YTO Express that had been contaminated with methyl fluoroacetate. Two other recipients of parcels and five delivery workers are also being treated after their exposure to the chemical.

A spokesman for YTO said that the contamination took place when a package broke during transport allowing the chemical to leak out.