Posted on 07/20/2015 6:31:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Bad news for broke college students, even worse news for the planet VIDEO
For decades, instant ramen noodles have been a culinary staple for cash-poor college students, young working professionals and even prisoners. Yet ramen noodles are a main culprit of deforestation due to the high amount of unsustainable palm oil used to make them. While several large food corporations have committed to eliminating conflict palm oil from their supply chains, two of the world’s biggest instant noodle producers, Nissin Foods Holdings and Toyo Suisan Kaisha (Maruchan), both Japanese firms, have failed to adopt responsible palm oil policies, according to SumOfUs, a non-profit consumer advocacy group.
“Instant noodles are cheap, convenient, and popular, but today they’re mostly a threat to our planet,” said Kaytee Riek, campaigns director at SumOfUs, in an email. Both Nissin and Maruchan have failed to “cut ties with bad actors that clear rain forests, peatlands and abuse the rights of communities and workers in the palm oil sector,” she said.
“As global demand for palm oil has skyrocketed, so has the need for large numbers of laborers on plantations,” according to Humanity United, a non-profit social welfare group, “This has resulted in widespread exploitation of workers and a reliance on forced and child labor.”
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B.S.
Sounds like one of those chain mails that won’t die. Of course, the idiots at Salon probably don’t have anything better to do.
Lol! Clever.
If I feed Ramen Noodles to Japanese Whales, will the Earth explode ?
Not everyone shops at CostCo.
The writer can relax...maybe breath in and out of a paper sack. I hear it helps quell the ill-effects of hyperventilation.
Really?
Check this out...my kids loved it:
A bag of frozen stirfry veggies and two packs of raman
Cook up the veggies in a pan and boil the noodles up.
Throw the season packs away....when the veggies are ready drain the noodles and combine in a big bowl....toss with some soy sauce and light salt and pepper.
Cheap easy yummy and filling (if you like chinese food)
Also a great way to use up some leftover chicken or steak.
Ramen grows on trees. Who knew ?
Somebody be honest, Salon is a newsletter from an insane asylum right?
A spinoff of The Onion?
Look for an Asian market (Ranch 99 or Lion). Then life will be good
I admit I prefer fresh hand made ramen but I am pretty okay with the packaged stuff too
I understand ramen noodles are very tasty with snail darters.
I heard they had some factory recalls because the name was installed backwards on the cars.
“First the Japanese are dying out and will be extinct tomorrow ...”
Not id I can help it! Quickly Robin...Er I mean KC ion!@ To the Batmobile! We must REPOPULATE JAPAN!!!! ;)
Better with some grilled spotted owl and shaved whale liver
Ok, what recipe is that? It is making me hungry.
Which brings to mind this DEMOCRAT nitwit congressman...
Must see YouTube video! (no joke, he was dead serious!)
March 2010:
Democrat Representative Hank Johnson fears Guam may tip over and "capsize" due to overpopulation! Check out the reaction of the military official he was questioning.
They cut down the native trees to grow palm oil trees.
There are better massive threats to the environment to choose from.
We will need to stop by your House though Grace to pick up supplies, I am sure you will be living there by that time ;)
Good one. Seriously, ramen noodles can be used in a variety of ways and you can add anything to them to make a cheap pasta type dish. When money is tight a box of ramen and some canned goods come in handy.
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