More than 100 people, including a dozen Chinese government employees, have been sentenced over chemical-laced pork that caused a food safety scandal earlier this year, state media says.
One person was given the death penalty.
An investigation into the safety of pork was launched in March after several farms in central Henan province were found using the fat-burning drug clenbuterol - a banned chemical that makes pork leaner but can be harmful to humans - in pig feed.
A subsidiary of Shuanghui Group, China's largest meat processor, was one company selling tainted pork.
A total of 113 people have received sentences ranging from jail terms to the death penalty with a reprieve, Xinhua News Agency said, citing Henan's higher people's court.
A statement on the court's website said trials involving 59 cases and 114 people had finished, but gave no details.
Of the 113 punished, 77 were either producers or sellers of clenbuterol or government employees, Xinhua said.
The China Daily newspaper said that 60 had produced or sold clenbuterol and 17 had worked for government departments.
Xinhua said the main culprit, Liu Xiang, was convicted of harming public safety and sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, meaning the execution will be delayed for two years.
Associated Press
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