Half of poisoned food cases involved pork

Poisonous pork accounted for half of the poisoned food cases handled by courts across the Guangdong provincial capital in recent years.

Courts in the southern metropolis handled 87 poisonous pork cases between 2009 and last year, accounting for 50 percent of the total cases involving poisonous food, according to a statement from Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court.

Most of the defendants were brought to court after they were found to be feeding their pigs with Clenbuterol, also known as lean meat powder, and selling the pork knowing that it contained the chemical, the statement said.