Thursday, November 4th, 2010 — "China was the source of most contaminated or unsafe foodstuffs that came into Europe in 2009, according to a European Union report," as cited in an article on the Lloyds of London web site, which highlights the "potential hazards" for food and beverage companies of doing business with Chinese firms. The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, Annual Report 2009 concluded that "Chinese products were involved in 345 safety alerts. That number was down from the previous years figure of 500, but was still nearly 25 percent more than Turkey, in second place.