Health officials in the Guangdong province in southeast China said most were treated at hospitals and released , but at least three people remained hospitalized , the China Daily newspaper reported . Xinhua : People complained of stomach aches and diarrhea after eating pig meat . Clenbuterol can prevent pigs from dying , but is harmful to people . Report : 336 hospitalized in 2006 after eating clenbuterol - tainted pig meat , organs .
Xinhua : People complained of stomach aches and diarrhea after eating pig meat . Clenbuterol can prevent pigs from dying , but is harmful to people . Report : 336 hospitalized in 2006 after eating clenbuterol - tainted pig meat , organs .