No tainted eggs in SZ

THE city’s food and drug administration said no tainted eggs imported from the Netherlands have been found in Shenzhen. The administration has tested 12 batches of eggs this year, and all of them were up to standards.

According to China’s general administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, the Netherlands and other member states of the European Union aren’t eligible to export eggs or egg products to China, so consumers don’t need to worry about tainted eggs.

Millions of eggs have been pulled from supermarket shelves and destroyed across Europe, and dozens of poultry farms closed since the fibronil contamination was discovered, raising risk for human health. Eggs tainted with fipronil have been discovered in 17 European countries since the scandal came to light. They have also been found as far afield as Hong Kong.

NBA SZ game

NBA China announced Wednesday that the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves will play at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Shenzhen Universiade Center in Longgang District, followed by a rematch at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The tickets for the games go on sale Friday.

The games will mark the Warriors’ third trip to China following visits in 2008 and 2013. The Timberwolves will be playing in China for the first time and appearing in their ninth and 10th international games since 1999.

Summer drownings

IN just a fortnight, three people died from drowning in Shenzhen, according to the Shenzhen Pre-hospital Care Center. The center dispatched 11 ambulances to rescue people that had drowned in water this month.

Two fatal drownings took place Aug. 8. A 6-year-old kid died on the way to hospital after being pulled out from a pond. Another 19-year-old student drowned off Dameisha beach in Yantian District, and a 12-year-old child was found dead in a swimming pool in a residential compound in Luohu District three days later.

Outdoor BBQ ban

THE provincial environment protection department of Guangdong released a draft of measures to contain ozone pollution by suspending outdoor barbecue activities and businesses in four cities, namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan, for three months from September.

The measures also include restrictions on other activities such as outdoor burning.