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China tries 10 employees of US firm in fast food scandal
AFP – Thu, Dec 31, 2015 7:56 AM AEDT
Workers prepare food products at the Shanghai Husi Food Co., a factory of US food provider OSI Group, in Shanghai, on July 20, 2014
Ten employees of a US company that supplied foreign fast food outlets in China including KFC and McDonald's have been put on trial over a substandard meat scandal, a court official said Thursday.
A court in Shanghai's Jiading district held a two-day trial earlier this week, said the official, who declined to be named.
Employees of Illinois-based OSI Group subsidiary Shanghai Husi Food are accused of mixing out-of-date meat with fresh product at a factory shut down by authorities in 2014.
The firm's customers in China previously included global fast food chains, among them McDonald's and KFC.
The court also tried employees of another OSI unit in the northern province of Hebei on the same charges of producing and selling inferior products, according to prosecutors.
The court named the accused but did not give their company positions. Media reports say they include both Shanghai Husi's general manager and the head of the factory in the city.
All the names appeared to be ethnically Chinese but it was not clear whether any might be foreign nationals.
The verdict will be given at a later date.
The controversy came to light after an investigative report by a Shanghai television station showed workers on the production line scooping meat off the floor and putting it back into processing machinery.
In a statement provided to AFP on Tuesday, OSI said it respected the country's legal process.
"We appreciate the opportunity to make our case in court. We continue to have full respect for China's legal system," it said.
China has seen a slew of scandals over food safety, but the case shook consumers as Western chain restaurants were widely viewed as upholding higher standards.
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6 Issues to Watch in Africa in 2016
John Campbell, Allen Grane
January 1, 2016
While Western governments are currently transfixed on events in Iraq and Syria, it is important that they do not forget Africa. Boko Haram has become the world’s deadliest terrorist organization and Libya is increasingly becoming a base of operations for the Islamic State. Below, CFR’s Africa program outlines six African issues to watch in 2016. While they could certainly affect the lives of millions of Africans, these issues could also have serious implications for international politics.
1. President for Life?
This year violence broke out in Burundi over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to hold on to power in a third presidential term. Several other African presidents have recently followed his lead to try to hold on to power. Both Sassou Nguesso in Congo-Brazzaville and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame have taken the legal steps necessary to extend their time in office. Both countries have presidential elections in 2017 that could become violent. In 2016, we should also watch the Democratic Republic of the Congo where many in the opposition believe that President Joseph Kabila is pursuing a policy that would allow him to retain power after his current term ends in 2016.
2. Migration
With at least 2.5 million displaced persons in the Lake Chad region alone, there is the potential for a large wave of Africans to migrate. This could take the form of international migration, similar to the Eritreans who have fled to Europe, or to destinations elsewhere in Africa. Between 2006 and 2012, South Africa received the highest number of asylum seekers of any country in the world. It is possible that as conflicts continue and economies contract due to low commodity prices, there will be a wave of migration to wealthier African countries where they could face the risk of rising xenophobia.
3. Will Zuma Survive Politically?
Pressure on South Africa’s president has been increasing. Over the past year Zuma has battled allegations of corruption related to $20 million in public funds spent on upgrades to his private estate, Nkandla. Despite a police report stating that the upgrades were security features, including a swimming pool, the opposition continues to call for legal action. Zuma’s most recent faux pas, firing the minister of finance and replacing him with an unknown, has galvanized opposition to his administration within his own party, the African National Congress (ANC). It is possible that in 2016 the ANC could remove Zuma as their party leader and subsequently as president, just as they did with Thabo Mbeki in 2008.
4. Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Since Muhammadu Buhari’s election as president of Nigeria, he has had a small number of high profile figures arrested for charges related to corruption. How far will this campaign go? Will it pursue high level leaders from the Jonathan administration, perhaps including the former first lady? If so, will Buhari politically overreach? As military head of state Buhari aggressively went after corruption. Many claim this is why the military abruptly removed him from office.
5. Expansion of Instability in the Sahel
With the attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali, and continued jihadist operations in the country’s north, it is clear that jihadist activity in the Sahel is not over. In December, there was an attempted military coup in Niger. Boko Haram continues to be active in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, as well as in Nigeria. The Islamic State is strengthening its presence in Libya, and Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to it. Thus far, that relationship appears to be mostly one of rhetoric, but it could further develop.
6. Climate Change
Across Africa the effects of climate change are already visible. The shrinking of Lake Chad contributes to the large number of displaced persons in the region. Since 1963, the lake has shrunk to nearly a twentieth of its original size. Tanzania and Zambia have both been suffering from power shortages because of the impact of drought on hydroelectricity. In South Africa the government has declared disaster zones in five of nine provinces due to drought related to El Niño. Among other things El Niño is also the cause of massive floods that have left thousands of Somalians homeless. In 2016, we can expect to see more severe climate related issues, including migration, as the effects of El Niño are fully felt.
John Campbell is the Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, where Allen Grane is a research associate. This piece first appeared on Africa in Transition.
Image: Flickr/Clara Sanchiz/RNW.
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Sweden wakes up with Muslim-refugee hangover
'We're willing to do more than anyone else, but even we have our limits'
Published: 10 hours ago
By Natalie Johnson
Reprinted with permission of The Daily Signal
Sweden, Europe’s greatest benefactor toward Syrian refugees, is moving to tighten its borders as 2016 rolls in.
“We’re willing to do more than anyone else,” says Sweden’s migration minister. “But even we have our limits.”
Strained after the nation accepted more refugees per capita than any other European country, Sweden closed its open-door policy and is tamping down benefits to stymie the flood of migrants.
Asylum seekers who arrive in the new year will be allowed to only stay temporarily for one to three years as the government cuts off permanent residency, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Sweden took steps in November to ease the refugee flow, reverting its lax immigration policy to stem acceptance to no more than the minimum number required by the European Union.
Further, identity checks were put in place at its border and stricter rules on bringing in family members were imposed.
“We’re willing to do more than anyone else,” Swedish Migration Minister Morgan Johansson told the Post. “But even we have our limits.”
The policies are a swift U-turn for a nation that previously boasted open borders for refugees fleeing their war-torn homes. After receiving 10,000 migrants a week in a country whose population is fewer than 10 million, the government became overwhelmed.
As the end of November neared, the Swedish Migration Agency could no longer shelter inflowing asylum seekers, forcing refugees to sleep on the streets for the first time in the agency’s history.
While the government has since expanded accommodations, Mikael Ribbenvik, director of operations for the Migration Agency, told the Post that 23,000 people are still sheltered in “substandard” housing, including tents.
Sweden saw a record number of refugees flowing into its border in 2015, with some estimates predicting the number would hit 190,000 by the year’s end. The steep influx forced Johansson to urge migrants to seek asylum in the EU’s 27 other member states.
“We can handle the 160,000 people who came this year. But we can’t handle it if there are another 160,000 people next year,” Johansson told the Post. “Our whole asylum system would break down.”
Fears of a domino effect rippling across Europe are panning out, the Post reported, as Germany moves to stiffen its welcoming migration policies after accepting 1 million refugees this past year.
New border restrictions in Sweden go into effect in January, keeping refugees without proper identification in its neighbor-state Denmark, according to the Post. The parliamentary announcement pushed Denmark to mull imposing border checks on its border with Germany to alleviate its expected spike in asylum seekers.
Stefan Löfven, Sweden’s prime minister, criticized the EU last month for not helping place refugees evenly across member states.
“We are adapting Swedish legislation temporarily so that more people choose to seek asylum in other countries,” he said in a news conference. “We need respite.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/sweden-wakes-up-with-muslim-refugee-hangover/#HTVEh8mxdXU1qmst.99
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