During my recent trips to stores buying some candies for Halloween, I noticed two problems with some candies and chocolates.
1. There are some candies containing trans-fat, a.k.a., partially hydrogenated oil. Included is a link detailing why trans-fat is bad for human bodies.
http://www.treelight.com/health/nutrition/PartiallyHydrogenatedOils.html
2. There are quite a lot of candies that are from China. With the rotten food safety record in China, I don’t understand why people would pay money for Chinese candies, needless eating them. It’s likely many shoppers don’t read where the candies are from. Just to keep you update on the rationales of why it’s dangerous to eat food from China, please read the following link for the latest news on Chinese food.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/20/gutter-oil-china-sounds-a_n_652398.html
After kids coming back from Trick’r Treat, it would help to go through the candies and chocolates, and read the ingredients, not just the nutrition information. FCC rules allow food manufacturers to label 0% trans-fat in the Nutrition Information section if the trans-fat is less than 0.49%. Therefore the information in Ingredient section is more accurate. Some manufacturers do not print any ingredients on packets of candies and chocolates. We can go to the website or call to find out the ingredients.
Have a safe and fun Halloween!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
More tainted food from China
Here on the top of right column is a report about more tainted food from China. This time is tainted meat by purpose, not by accident.
a new chemical, phenylethanolamine A, has been added in some Chinese pig feed to boost up the look of the meat (so more money can be made). Such chemical can harm humans severely once the tainted meat is consumed.
Without looking into the psychology of adding such chemical to food for humans, we simply want to be informed if similar ingredients are in our food, especially in the packaged food. But where is the mechanism in the food manufacturing industry for us to learn where the ingredients are shipped from?
There is no law requiring it, so the food manufacturers would not do it.
I would love to hear from some of you for your suggestions.
a new chemical, phenylethanolamine A, has been added in some Chinese pig feed to boost up the look of the meat (so more money can be made). Such chemical can harm humans severely once the tainted meat is consumed.
Without looking into the psychology of adding such chemical to food for humans, we simply want to be informed if similar ingredients are in our food, especially in the packaged food. But where is the mechanism in the food manufacturing industry for us to learn where the ingredients are shipped from?
There is no law requiring it, so the food manufacturers would not do it.
I would love to hear from some of you for your suggestions.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Caveat Emptor
Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware.
Knowing where the ingredients of your food are from is something the consumers should begin to demand, either by influencing the food manufacturers or by law.
This basic right has been with human society since (if not before) the Roman time. The mass production of modern food has only one goal: to pursue the lowest possible price. But in the process, food producers and manufacturers have also made many short cuts and short changes and, in the end, compromise the purpose of having food, i.e., food safety.
Knowing where the ingredients of your food are from is something the consumers should begin to demand, either by influencing the food manufacturers or by law.
This basic right has been with human society since (if not before) the Roman time. The mass production of modern food has only one goal: to pursue the lowest possible price. But in the process, food producers and manufacturers have also made many short cuts and short changes and, in the end, compromise the purpose of having food, i.e., food safety.
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