(RTTNews) - Chinese government’s Quality Control agency for a variety of products reported that nearly a fifth of goods made and sold in China has been found to be sub-standard. The report released by China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine, reveals that the worst problems were found in canned fruit, dried fish, and fruit drinks.

The report was prepared on the basis of results of testing a wide-range of products ranging from food and consumer goods to fertilizers and farm machinery, in the first half of this year.

19.1% of the goods tested, were found to be below the required standard. It was found that many of the food products had been contaminated by toxins or bacteria, or failed to carry the required information on the label.

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