The world’s largest retailer, Walmart Stores, Inc. (WMT) was forced to recalled donkey meat from some of its stores in China when tests found the presence of the meat of other animals, particularly fox. Fox meat is cheaper and is also considered harmful for human consumption because of the presence of parasites.
Shanghai Daily reported last week that a shopper with the surname Wang, bought 1,600 boxes of donkey meat from a Walmart store in the city of Jinan. According to local reports, he sent the meat for testing after he felt that it smelled strange. Tests proved that the product contained fox meat.
Donkey meat is a popular snack in China, but fox meat, a by-product of the fur trade, is far cheaper.
The donkey meat at Walmart stores comes from a Chinese supplier. Fox meat sells for around $1 per kg, according to a fox breeder surnamed Xue, who was interviewed by Shanghai Daily. This makes it cheaper compared to donkey meat, which could have been the incentive for suppliers to add it to donkey meat.
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