Wal-Mart Adds DNA Tests in China After Donkey Meat Recall

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A woman walks past signage for a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. store in the Shekou district of Shenzhen.

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A woman walks past signage for a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. store in the Shekou district of Shenzhen.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said its adding DNA tests of meat it sells in China after recalling donkey products from a local supplier that authorities said contained fox DNA.

Wal-Mart withdrew all products from vendor Dezhou Fujude Food Company Ltd., after fox DNA was identified in samples, the retailer said yesterday in a statement. Yucheng, China authorities put Dezhou Fujude officials in criminal detention, and Wal-Mart is considering legal action, according to the statement.

Wal-Mart said its offering compensation to customers and that the testing its adding goes beyond what is legally required in China. The worlds largest retailer had previously increased safety measures after contamination and mis-labeling incidents, including a 2012 citation by regulators for selling sesame oil and squid with hazardous levels of chemicals.

Walmart will spare no effort in fulfilling its obligations as a retailer and in working with government authorities in their investigation, Greg Foran, the companys China president, said in the statement yesterday. Walmart commits to further enhance sample testing in the future.

Calls to the publicity department of Yucheng police bureau seeking comment went unanswered. An official at Fujudes general office who asked not to be identified declined to comment.

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Wal-Mart Adds DNA Tests in China After Donkey Meat Recall