From Reuters:
Beijing police have detained a television reporter for allegedly fabricating an investigative story about steamed buns stuffed with cardboard at a time when China’s food safety is under intense international scrutiny.
A report directed by Beijing TV and played on state-run national broadcaster China Central Television last Thursday said an unlicensed snack vendor in eastern Beijing was selling steamed dumplings stuffed with cardboard soaked in caustic soda and seasoned with pork flavoring….[Full Text]
See also “The Cardboard Buns Story Was Found To Be Fake” from Southern Metropolis Daily, translated by ESWN and “On the trail of the bogus steamed buns” from China Rises.
