03.dec.06
Reuters
BEIJING -- The Shanghai Daily was cited as reporting Monday that China has arrested the manager of a factory which used grease from swill, sewage and recycled industrial oil to make edible lard, stating, "They wholesaled the product to retailers across the country, and the retailers sold it to clients, including hotels and restaurants."
Since opening in September 2005, the plant had bought more than 170 metric tons of recycled grease to produce an average of six metric tons of lard daily. A night-time raid found 37,600 kg of raw materials and 5,300 kg of lard, the paper said.
Billions of dollars worth of counterfeit and substandard goods, from fake liquor to luxury handbags, are produced every year in China.