Photograph of worms in chocolate made in China
Posted on 08/31/2007 5:16:22 PM PDT by neverdem
Think twice before biting into a chocolate to loose yourself in its taste - you might actually be chewing a wee bit more then you bargained for.
On Wednesday (August 29).. worms and moths crawled out of a box of chocolates imitating a popular international brand, and even a few larvae. But by the time this was noticed, a few chocolate balls had been consumed. The chocolates were picked up by a Korean consumer on his trip to China. But local manufactoring experts say it looks as though the contamination happened during the manufactoring process.
"It seems to be seriously contaminated during the manufacturing process since the larvae of Plodia Interpun were found," says Professor Ahn Young-chul at Eulji University.
Reports suggest that worms were found in some chocolates made in Korea as well. But the news about the 'China Chocolates' adds to the already-damaged "Made in China" brand.
An array of tainted Chinese products, including toxic toys, toxic toothpaste, inflammable clothes, poisoned pet food and contaminated medicine were discovered across the globe in recent months causing importers and consumers alike to question the quality of goods coming from China.
China, for it's part, dismisses the reports and defends the quality of its exports. The consumer who found worms in his chocolate said the Chinese manufacturer of the chocolate insisted he goes back to China with the product if he wanted any compensation.
"There can be a sort of argument with the consumers about whether these worms appeared during the manufacturing process," said Lee Nam-hee, researcher for consumer rights. (Reuters)
Eeeeeeewwwwwwww!
Yeah, and all the crap from China (food stuffs) never gets checked by the FDA. Even they claim they are lucky to check even 1% of it. Eat at your own risk....
Added protein.
Chocolarva....Mmmmmm.
Crunchy Frog? Spring Surprise?
As Charlie Chan would say to No. 1 son, “Worm have to eat, too.”
Ok, who’s going to be the first to post the monty python skit?
Yum, maggot clusters.
OK, you beat me with a mention. But I’m the first to find the skit.
Inspector: ‘ELLO!
Mr. Hilton: ‘Ello.
Inspector: Mr. ‘ilton?
Hilton: A-yes?
I: You are the sole proprietor and owner of the Whizzo Chocolate Company?
H: I am, yes.
I: Constable Clitoris and I are from the ‘ygiene squad, and we’d like to have
a word with you about your box of chocolates entitled the “Whizzo Quality
Assortment”.
H: Oh, yes.
I: If I may begin at the beginning. First there is the Cherry Fondue.
Now this is extremely nasty. (pause) But we can’t prosecute you for that.
H: Ah, agreed.
I: Then we have number four. Number four: Crunchy Frog.
H: Yes.
I: Am I right in thinking there’s a real frog in ‘ere?
H: Yes, a little one.
I: What sort of frog?
H: A...a *dead* frog.
I: Is it cooked?
H: No.
I: What, a RAW frog?!?
H: Oh, we use only the finest baby frogs, dew-picked and flown from Iraq,
cleansed in the finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and sealed in
a succulent, Swiss, quintuple-smooth, treble-milk chocolate envelope, and
lovingly frosted with glucose.
I: That’s as may be, but it’s still a frog!
H: What else?
I: Well, don’t you even take the bones out?
H: If we took the bones out, it wouldn’t be crunchy, would it?
Check this out.
Luther would approve. He went to a Diet of Worms.
” Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, quess I’ll just eat worms.......”
I hate to be picky, but the author lost at least a little credibility by making that sad spelling error. In any case, I would never knowingly consume any foodstuffs from China. My dog and cat agree with me.
Ya think?
No, No, Geijene,..that’s Cantonese chocolate balls,..you want Szechwan chocolate balls, deep fat fried to kill all the larvae....
Would someone explain to me why the China is the chosen site for the Olympics?
I’m sure they go great with a glass of milk.
When I was a kid I always wondered if that was a diet fad at the time :)
And here I'm a good Lutheran, yet never could handle those chocolate covered ants.
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