They are having a problem in the UK about pine nuts imported from China.
From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8455575/Cheap-Chinese-pine-nut-exports-blamed-for-rare-condition.html:
From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8455575/Cheap-Chinese-pine-nut-exports-blamed-for-rare-condition.html:
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But experts believe cheap pine nuts from China are to blame for a medical condition that leaves bitter aftertaste for up to nine weeks.
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Now China – which supplies most of the world's pine nuts – has admitted some exporters have been mixing the Pinus koraiensis variety with the cheaper but inedible Pinus armandii.
The latter are deemed "unfit for human consumption" by food safety experts at the European Commission but the lack of long-term harm means regulators have stopped short of a recall or a ban on imports.
