date:Nov 02, 2012
en, also in Guangdong, confiscated 1 metric ton of banned items on Thursday, mostly seafood, meatballs, yogurt and fruit, according to the city's quarantine bureau.
Bird's nest is one of the key targets because it can often carry the bird flu virus and some improperly processed bird's nest products also contain excessive nitrite that is harmful to humans, said Zhen Jianchuan, deputy director of animal quarantine for the bureau.
The canned bird's nest products are permitted as they are processe