‘Not a mouse head’: College in China claims ‘foreign object’ with ‘teeth’ in canteen dish is duck neck but many unconvinced


By Liya Su

In a viral video taken by the student, he picks up with chopsticks what he says is the head of a mouse with what look like teeth, eyes and a nose. However, food safety inspectors, after investigation, reported the object was just a part of a duck’s neck. — SCMP

A rice dish served at a Chinese technical college cafeteria containing what a student claimed was a dead mouse’s head in a viral video has renewed concerns about food safety in China’s school canteens.

The Paper reported that an unidentified student at the Jiangxi Industry Polytechnic College in Jiangxi province in southeastern China was shocked when he found the object in his meal on June 1.

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