Well, folks, I have had had a couple of acquaintances from China that I
really valued, respected, and enjoyed their company.  I adore Chinese
cuisine.  I used to prepare it myself, until my husband learned to do a
better job of it that I did.  But I'm here to tell you that I trust
Chinese products as far as I can throw a piano.  The last food I bought
from a Chinese grocery store (in the US) was pasta with dirt in it.  I
don't mean dirt WITH it, I mean dirt right in with the dough that the
noodle stuff was made of.  Their quality control is nonexistent.  They
don't care.  And I believe they would export unsafe products without
caring.  The rat poison was not the result of tampering, it was the
result of the Chinese protecting their wheat from vermin so they could
sell it, without considering the health consequences.  The #1 thing we
can do to protect ourselves is to not import anything edible from China.  
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Diana