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New Scandal Revives Memories of Tainted Chinese-Made Products


بھارت کے معاشی مرکز ممبئی کی ایک کچی آبادی میں دیوالی کے موقع پر برقی قمقموں اور لالٹینوں سے گھر روشن ہیں۔ 
بھارت کے معاشی مرکز ممبئی کی ایک کچی آبادی میں دیوالی کے موقع پر برقی قمقموں اور لالٹینوں سے گھر روشن ہیں۔ 

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for an investigation of a domestic drug manufacturer accused of violating regulations in making a rabies vaccine.

Changsheng Biotechnology has been ordered to stop production and recall the vaccine after the China Food and Drug Administration discovered it had been falsifying production and inspection records.

Premier Li issued a statement Sunday denouncing Changsheng for crossing a moral line, and promised to "resolutely crack down" on any actions that endangers public safety.

There have no reports of injuries from the vaccine, but the news led to a wave of criticism on social media.

Changsheng Biotechnology was forced to stop production of a vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis last year after regulators found the vaccine to be defective.

China has been working to restore confidence in its food and drug industries, both at home and abroad, after a series of scandals over the last decade over shoddy and tainted products, the most notorious in 2008, when 300,000 children were sickened when they were given milk powder contaminated with the chemical melamine. Six of the children died.

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