Dive Brief:
- Wal-Mart announced that it is recalling a "Five Spice" donkey meat product being sold in the Chinese province of Shandong after DNA tests showed that the snacks contained fox.
- Donkey meat is a considered a delicacy in some parts of China, and fox meat is usually much cheaper.
Dive Insight:
食品包括蜂蜜和olive oil in Chinahave also suffered instances of fraud, leading many consumers to look to foreign products. (Although2013's Fonterra milk scareshowed that even some non-Chinese products aren't immune to scandals in the country.)
