Another great headline: Crispy duck banned from Beijing toilets

The Sunday Tasmanian reports today that food stalls attached to public toilets in Beijing are being removed in an attempt to address food safety concerns leading up to next year’s Olympics.

The story cites sources within Beijing Municipal Administration Commission as saying  “It is not proper to sell soft drinks or snacks right at the toilets."

Any restaurant using toilets as seating is probably a good one to avoid but the headline is really the jewel of this story — I don’t think anyone really wants to see a ‘crispy duck’ in the toilet.

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