Posted on 07/10/2007 6:39:38 PM PDT by angelcindy
Poisons routinely used in mainland, reveals report on safety concerns WASHINGTON – With hundreds now dead in Panama as a result of poisons in Chinese-made toothpaste, the translation of a shocking Chinese report on food safety on the mainland is not likely to ease growing consumer concerns in the U.S. and Europe over imports from the Communist country.
The report, authored by Zhou Qing and titled "What Kind of God: A Survey of the Current Safety of China's Food," a finalist for the 2006 international Ulysses Award, reveals widespread use of toxic chemicals in the preparation of food meant even for domestic consumption.
Pickled vegetables have long been one of the most popular snack foods in China. However, according to Zhou, they now "strike terror in people's hearts."
"Although pickled vegetables were first made in Sichuan, there is hardly anyone in the whole country who hasn't tasted this delicious snack," she writes. "But now when you visit Sichuan, your friends will say to you: 'Do you like pickled vegetables?' There's a factory in Chengdu that pickles the vegetables in DDVP. In the past, everyone in Sichuan would have pickled vegetables with their meals, but now the managers of some pickled vegetable factories say that, 'We don't eat any of these pickles in Sichuan, we sell them to people from other provinces.'"
What is DDVP? It is an acutely toxic, carcinogenic chemical used as a pesticide that can cause pain just through contact with human skin. Inhalation is known to cause convulsions, dizziness, sweating, labored breathing, nausea, unconsciousness and muscle cramps. Diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps are caused by ingestion of even small amounts.
Zhou says she learned the truth about pickled vegetables through a series of secret interviews.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
If I were goin or being in the Olympics I WOULD BRING MY OWN FOOD...
Just when I’d thought I was on safe ground by tossing out all my veggie booty...and now this?
Eeeeeeeuuuuuuu
Charming
Ah, it’s the Chinese scare du jour! (I’ll take a little DDT with that, please.)
I don’t eat veggies..
I dont want a pickle, I just wanna ride my motorsickle.
I dont want to die, thems pickled in cy..anide
Well, here in America food producers make red food coloring out of little bugs.
China Industries International
What is the deal with all these problems with Chinese products? It seems to me if you want to make money you wouldnt put poison in them?
Do they make kosher dills?
Maybe they could have the execution of corrupt officials as an exhibition event at the games. Better than a guy with a jet pack and Mohammad Ali combined.
HUNDREDS...???
I’m seeing country of origin labeling on seafood at SFW now. Hopefully it’s a trend...
lolol hey I didn’t write it...
bugs???
“Latest China food scare: Don’t eat pickled veggies”
Grow your own or buy veggies at a farmers market. Pickle them yourself, it’s not difficult and it makes the eating that much more enjoyable.
I don’t blame you...Italy has the best food (and wine).
They need to put on their labels...
“MADE IN CHINA..” EXPECT TO BE POISIONED OR DIE..
Noooooooooooooo Chinezz FUD !!!...;0)
Sure. It’s called carmine or cochineal and it’s made from little red bugs from South America. They use it to color your strawberry yogurt pink, for instance. You think the pink comes from strawberries, but real strawberry yogurt isn’t that pink, because the strawberries’ color isn’t concentrated enough. But since we’re so used to unnaturally bright food, they mix South American bug juice into it to make it pink.
Also pink sodas, grapefruit juice and so forth.
I would never buy anything “edible” that was made in China.
Don't eat pickled veggiesThey have to tell us that?
I know the United States is on a downward spiral when we are importing food from China. Bottled Chinese water will be next.
I cooked Chinese food tonight. As far as I know, it was pure. Glad I ate before reading THAT :(
I have never heard of that one.
Then the meats come next. Prime Rib and Ribeyes—all on special sale. Yeah, dog meat and then the chickens—all cat meat.
Look it up on Wikipedia. Look up “carmine” or “cochineal beetle.”
Oh I’ll remember that!
Whats that? Kanji for house of pain?
Cheers!
I think I had better start reading the labels a lot more than I have.
“Well, here in America food producers make red food coloring out of little bugs.”
It’s called carmine and is listed on many foods as such. It’s often found in yogurt, for example, but can be found in other products as well. Food colorings are usually listed at the end of the ingredients list.
Sometimes it’s just listed as a *natural* coloring because it has a *natural* source.
It can be highly allergenic, as in my daughter, who has a severe hives reaction to it.
Others would want to avoid it if they eat kosher or for other religious reasons.
Personally, I don’t want to eat bug extract, thank you.
If you really want your hair to curl, go to the FDA website and search for *food dyes*.
Here’s a link:http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/colorfac.html
See post 38.
That’s WAAAAAAY better that what the Codex Alimentarius, the WTO, China and all the other internationalist’s and internationalist corporations want for you. In fact, they’ll tell you they are so overwhelming our food system the FDA can’t do their job and we should let semi-private corporations tell us what is good for us or not.
I know. Read my post #24.
I love asian food and am about to restock on asian foodstuffs.
I will keep my eyes open.
Even the Vietnamese wont eat chinese produce nowadays
Hmmmmm, wonder what it really is:
http://uf-china.en.alibaba.com/product/50329413/51473776/Pet_Food/Fumigated_Ham.html
Rumor has it that Japanese stuff is safe. I’m going to be looking for Japanese soy sauce when I get near our local mega market (Wegmans)
Sorry, link goes to home page. But you should see what they have for sale on this website! Some of the rabbit looks like cat.
Ive never really bought chinese produce, well I did buy some crawfish once.
I’ll stick with Thailand and even Vietnam
The Thai’s make some very good product
Rumor has it that Japanese stuff is safe. I’m going to be looking for Japanese soy sauce when I get near our local mega market (Wegmans)
I only buy Japanese Sushi rice and use San-J Organic Tamari WHEAT-FREE (gluten-free )Soy Sauce.
Do the Chinese make additives for baby food and baby apple juice? What’s caused the upswing in Autism? Anyone?
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