Pet chip found in Chongqing takeout Zha Jiang Mian: Netizens panic asking 'What meat did we eat?'

Recently, a netizen in Chongqing, China, revealed on social media that they ordered a takeout Zha Jiang Mian and almost cut their esophagus after biting into a glass tube while eating. After contacting the seller, the netizen was ignored ('read but not replied'). Then, upon suggestion from others, they took the glass tube to a pet hospital for scanning and successfully retrieved a 15-digit animal chip number. The incident quickly sparked heated online discussions. According to public information, some cities in China require pet dogs to be implanted with microchip chips encapsulated in glass tubes when registering, which record the pet's 15-digit identification number and owner's information. Law enforcement officers or pet hospitals can read this information by bringing a special scanner close to it. After the news broke, netizens questioned the safety of the meat source for takeout. Some bluntly said, 'Who knows what kind of meat it was,' while others worried it might be stolen pet meat. However, some rational voices pointed out that the livestock industry also implants chips for animals like cattle, sheep, and pigs for identification and traceability, so one cannot conclude the meat source is from pets based solely on the chip. The netizen who broke the news also emphasized that the chip number alone cannot determine the meat source and requires professional species identification testing, urging netizens not to jump to conclusions. Latest developments show that market supervision authorities have intervened and conducted an on-site investigation. The foreign object was confirmed to be an implanted chip from a pig, and a meat quality testing report is currently awaited to definitively determine the meat source. The investigation is ongoing, and the final conclusion awaits official announcement. Should I say it's lucky it was a pig... if it were a dog..... Suddenly remembered the recent illegal slaughter and sale of dogs in Taiwan, makes me feel 🤮 We really need to call for legal amendments and heavy penalties 🤬🤬