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[tankee]

SAHM_TAN:

I was not really paying attention, but on the news there was something about packets of salt being swept off the shelves by consumers in Sheng Siong and some other supermarkets. What's that about?

some rumour started by some chinese that salt can protect against radiation, sparking off some panic buying of salt in China. Some locals might have read the \"tips\" and decided to buy some too. :roll:

[Oppsgal]

tankee:

SAHM_TAN:

I was not really paying attention, but on the news there was something about packets of salt being swept off the shelves by consumers in Sheng Siong and some other supermarkets. What's that about?

some rumour started by some chinese that salt can protect against radiation, sparking off some panic buying of salt in China. Some locals might have read the \"tips\" and decided to buy some too. :roll:

I think is stable iodine tablets that are useful, salt not much of the use...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ptm/
Radiation Tainted Food-PTM show.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1117568/1/.html

So is the food safe to consume or not?

Very confused...

[SAHM_TAN]

Oppsgal:

I think is stable iodine tablets that are useful, salt not much of the use...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ptm/
Radiation Tainted Food-PTM show.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1117568/1/.html

So is the food safe to consume or not?

Very confused...

Ya. they had 2 guests with mixed msg. The local one was the risk is low and even commented that he ate sushi last night. While the overseas one was more gloomy about the safety aspect.

I think if worry then don't eat. Especially for younger kids. Ok so now turn to Australia and NZ foodstuff.

[tutormum]

sleepy:

smurf:

they are rich, giving 1 million is too easy for them.

That reminds me of a story - poor woman's lamp
http://obehawaii.com/dharma_stories_pdf/004_nandaslamp.pdf


For the rich, giving $1m is like poor people's 20cents :scratchhead:
Nevertheless, as long it goes towards helping japan, it's for a worthy cause

It's one of the parables that Jesus taught:
Luke 21
The Widow’s Two Mites
1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. 3 So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 4 for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God,[a] but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”

[tutormum]

Sun_2010:

sleepy:

That reminds me of a story - poor woman's lamp

http://obehawaii.com/dharma_stories_pdf/004_nandaslamp.pdf


For the rich, giving $1m is like poor people's 20cents :scratchhead:
Nevertheless, as long it goes towards helping japan, it's for a worthy cause

Sleepy,
While watching the news that story crossed my mind too...

We have a saying \" what the right hand gives the left should not know\"

With all the press interviews this donation is a PR campaign for the young lady.

O well , it will be put to good use , so nvm

She has already gotten her reward. period.

[starlight1968sg]

Well, whatever reasons one has behind the scene, we all want the donation to be put into good use.

[Happy Mama]

More quakes for the Japanese.


http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_647913.html

[hquek]

tankee:

SAHM_TAN:

I was not really paying attention, but on the news there was something about packets of salt being swept off the shelves by consumers in Sheng Siong and some other supermarkets. What's that about?

some rumour started by some chinese that salt can protect against radiation, sparking off some panic buying of salt in China. Some locals might have read the \"tips\" and decided to buy some too. :roll:

Not sure about SG. But my china colleague told me that salt comes from seawater. Mainland chinese worried about contaminated salt in time to come thus the onsurge of salt buying. We were in supermarket in Shanghai one evening last week and were puzzled why all the salt were sold out and pp were asking for more.

[Augmum]

hquek:

tankee:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"]I was not really paying attention, but on the news there was something about packets of salt being swept off the shelves by consumers in Sheng Siong and some other supermarkets. What's that about?

some rumour started by some chinese that salt can protect against radiation, sparking off some panic buying of salt in China. Some locals might have read the \"tips\" and decided to buy some too. :roll:

Not sure about SG. But my china colleague told me that salt comes from seawater. Mainland chinese worried about contaminated salt in time to come thus the onsurge of salt buying. We were in supermarket in Shanghai one evening last week and were puzzled why all the salt were sold out and pp were asking for more.[/quote]ya, i do stock up a few boxes too, juz happened to be at ntuc and saw that they had some stocks left.
not becos of believing that \"salt can protect against radiation\"
but feel that \"existing stocks\" are safer than \"future stocks\".

[pinky]

those who bought salt excessively in China are now asking for return and refund because they realised their salt is not helpful at all