Chinese killer Bananas

[formercia]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6691171.stm

Killer banana rumour grips China

A rumour spread by text message has badly hit the price of bananas from China's Hainan island, state media say.

The messages claim the fruit contains viruses similar to Sars, the severe respiratory illness which has killed hundreds of people worldwide.

Producers in Hainan say the resulting price slump is costing them up to 20 million yuan ($US2.6m) a day.

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The banana fears come amid international concerns over tainted Chinese exports, including allegations of poisons in pet food and toothpaste.

[Atman]

1. Eat some with your killer monkfish.

Did you hear that one today? China is selling poisonous blowfish as "monkfish."

Oops.

:eyes:

[AllegroRondo]

4. and tainted vitamin A

wonderful

[Buzz Clik]

2. Banana-borne viruses? Fascinating.

My guess is that this is a concerted effort to submarine Chinese imports world-wide.

It's working.

[gauguin57]

3. All I know is that the Chinese had better eat our beef!

That's what our pResident said yesterday. They'd better eat our beef, Chimpy said, cuz "it's good for 'em" and "they'll LAHK it"!

That's just good trading practice: We'll eat your killer bananas, and you clog your arteries with our beef! And everyone's happy ... and dead!

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Don't forget to brush your teeth with the Chinese toothpaste.