CCTV's "March 15" party exposed some farmers in Qingxian County, Hebei, adding clenbuterol during the raising process of sheep and selling mutton to many places.
At three in the morning, in several agricultural product trading markets in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, some vendors did not sell mutton in the markets, but traded on nearby trucks.
Vendors said that these lambs could not pass the test, and the sheep were fed medicine during the breeding process.
Lamb dealers said that the sheep came from Qingxian County.
Qingxian County is an important sheep breeding base in Hebei Province, producing approximately 700,000 sheep every year.
Regarding how to raise sheep, farmers in Qingxian County are basically silent about strangers.
After being familiar with it for a long time, the farmer revealed to reporters that the sheep here had added clenbuterol during the breeding process.
"Clenbuterol" will form residues in animal tissues, directly endangering the health of consumers after eating.
Clenbuterol was banned as a veterinary drug and feed additive in my country in 2002.
A feed salesman in Qingxian said that adding clenbuterol was "almost ten years old."
Some sheep dealers said that the sheep with clenbuterol "sells 50 or 60 yuan more."
During the transportation process, local people usually load a few sheep that have not been fed with clenbuterol on the sheep truck for inspection.
The person in charge of the Yiroulian Factory said: "Wuxi has customers, Tianjin also has customers, Henan also has customers." The reporter conducted a clenbuterol rapid test strip test on the mutton at the slaughterhouse, and the result was positive.
During the investigation, the reporter learned that the relevant departments of Qingxian County have been strictly investigating the illegal addition of clenbuterol, but the farmers said that they have various channels to get news and respond in advance.
(Producing Li Jiali)
Editor in charge: [Tian Boqun]