BEIJING — China said Friday it had shut down a chemical plant implicated in the deaths of 94 people in Panama from medicine containing an antifreeze ingredient and also closed two companies whose products have been linked to the deaths of dozens of pets in North America.
China’s quality control agency also said police were investigating two of the companies — Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd. and Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd. It did not elaborate.
The two companies, along with Taixing Glycerin Factory, are at the heart of the food and drug safety scares that in recent months have damaged China’s reputation as a reliable exporter. While the government has announced the detention of an unspecified number of managers from Xuzhou Anying and Binzhou Futian, Friday’s actions are the most severe and definitive taken against the companies.
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