> If shoppers can't tell the difference without this analysis, then it implies that the price differential between these two products is larger than it should be.

But their bodies might.

Standards for meat are much higher in New Zealand than in China. I would be curious to have a health inspector take a look at the facilities where the beef was produced and handled...

Let's just say the country isn't new to food safety scandals...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_oil

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/chinese-street-vendors-us...