China is everywhere in the food chain

LA Times adds a new element in the ongoing debate on the Chinese food scandals. US firms like Mission Food Corp. and Tyson Food inc. have been trying to ban all Chinese food additives from their products. The conclusion: it is impossible.

In the last decade, China has become the world's leading supplier of many food flavorings, vitamins and preservatives. Like fingernail clippers, playing cards, Christmas ornaments and other items, some food additives are available in vast quantities only from China.

Much more at the LA Times. (h/t Danwei's aggregator).