Dive Summary:

• While the stream of dead pigs flowing down a river near Shanghai has not yet ceased, its appearance may actually be a good sign for food safety in China.
• Farmers who would have otherwise brought the meat, which is thought to be from sick pigs, to market, are now disposing of it, albeit in a staggeringly incorrect way, rather than risking regulatory burdens.
• The whole ordeal has also caused a serious re-evaluation in China, as inspectors are cracking down both on farms at ant markets, testing all meat and produce for contamination.

From the article:

With food safety a growing concern in this country, and cities like Shanghai just beginning to enforce new rules that discourage restaurants from using recycled gutter oil, officials moved quickly to assure the public that the city’s water supply met national standards, and that its pork supply was safe.