Chinese Supermarket Tries To Pass Off Fox Meat As Donkey Meat

And you thought horse meat posing as beef was bizarre…

Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after they were found to contain fox.

Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after they were found to contain fox.

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He sent the product to a testing institute, which confirmed it was fox meat.

The supermarket initially said it suspected Wang of trying to extort money.

The supermarket initially said it suspected Wang of trying to extort money.

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Donkey meat is a popular snack, but fox meat, a by-product of the fur trade, is far cheaper (it sells for about 70p a kilo).

Donkey meat is a popular snack, but fox meat, a by-product of the fur trade, is far cheaper (it sells for about 70p a kilo).

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Chinese Supermarket Tries To Pass Off Fox Meat As Donkey Meat

And you thought horse meat posing as beef was bizarre…

Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after they were found to contain fox.

Chinese branches of Wal-Mart have been forced to recall batches of donkey meat after they were found to contain fox.

Flickr: 43158397@N02 / Creative Commons

He sent the product to a testing institute, which confirmed it was fox meat.

The supermarket initially said it suspected Wang of trying to extort money.

The supermarket initially said it suspected Wang of trying to extort money.

Cancan Chu / Getty Images

Donkey meat is a popular snack, but fox meat, a by-product of the fur trade, is far cheaper (it sells for about 70p a kilo).

Donkey meat is a popular snack, but fox meat, a by-product of the fur trade, is far cheaper (it sells for about 70p a kilo).

Via ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images


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