China rejects U.S.-made bacteria-infected sardines

So the question is just who's poisoning who here?

A Chinese coastal city has rejected 47 tons of frozen sardines infected with disease-inducing bacteria which were originally manufactured in the United States.

The batch of sardines, imported from a Japanese trading company, was stopped on Saturday by the Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, according to the bureau.

Sample detection shows that the sardines were infected with "listeria monocytogens," or a bacteria that can lead to various diseases, such as breath difficulty, vomiting, rash, meningitis, fever, coma and blood poisoning, or even death for human beings and animals, the bureau said.

The sardines, valued at about 40,000 U.S. dollars, were found to be originally manufactured in the United States, it said.

Don't expect to see a story about US manufactured bacteria laden sardines in your local US newspaper. Nope. They're only concerned about products coming into the US.

BTW, are the words "made" and "manufactured" appropriate here? It seems "processed" would be more correct. Personally, I have no idea where to start making or manufacturing a sardine, or any other fish for that matter.

Via Xinhua.