This is both so angry and so sad to read......
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LOLMum:
did you read the news in the papers today about the extreme amount of chemicals used to grow watermelons in china. it caused the watermelons to burst thus dashing the hopes of farmers hoping to make a quick bucks.
they farmers used growth hormones and artificial sweetener injected into the water melons to make them grow faster and sweeter. I must say they reap what they sow so they dun deserve sympathy.
I also read before they inject red colouring to make them look rosy and ripe. It was discovered by the locals when they started washing the watermelons before eating and the water turned red..This was reported some time back. -
Happy Mama:
Wow you went to this extent... but then better be safe than sorry. For me, the driver will usually bring me to bigger restaurants for meals. Otherwise, I will ask him drop me back in the hotel and I dine in the hotel. Except at times when I went to really ulu places, I did eat at roadside stalls back then.verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"Happy Mama\"]I guess we don't have much choice when it comes food, especially if we are on work trips in China. Still got to eat mah.
as much as possible avoid questionable restaurant, road side stores, and if in doubt, stick to well known eatery - only reduce risk, can't be absolutely risk free
last time when on long road journey, my driver will go inspect the kitchen of the restaurant and watch them cook if we have to eat along the way. really kiasu and kiasi[/quote]sometimes doing hundreds of km at one stretch can't find restaurant along highway so got to drop in those villages and of course cannot let the driver go hungry mah....... :lol: :lol:
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pinky:
Somehow, I kinda find it hard to pity them too :skeptical:LOLMum:
did you read the news in the papers today about the extreme amount of chemicals used to grow watermelons in china. it caused the watermelons to burst thus dashing the hopes of farmers hoping to make a quick bucks.
they farmers used growth hormones and artificial sweetener injected into the water melons to make them grow faster and sweeter. I must say they reap what they sow so they dun deserve sympathy.
I also read before they inject red colouring to make them look rosy and ripe. It was discovered by the locals when they started washing the watermelons before eating and the water turned red..This was reported some time back.
Personally, ever since the tainted milk incident, I minimize buying food products from China. I have stopped getting sweets/chocolates from China. Even things like veg, biscuit, instant noodles etc, I have avoided as much as possible. And there's also locally produced salted eggs which I can only find at Seng Shiong. -
what if manufacturere/suppliers copy what the PRC folks are doing to cut costs and make obscene profits ?
already there were 2 reports from Malaysia that made me wonder:
1. fake eggs were found to be sold in Penang and the method used was same as that in China (they conducted classes to teach people how to make fake eggs).
2. pork from dead/sick/pigs from fresh graves were used to make wantons, char siew, buns, bak gua and illegal slaughter process the carcasses under horrible environment
just wonder if these by products were being sold here.. :yikes: -
Just wondering, could it also be allergy to the vaccine? I read somewhere before, there are kids who are allergy to vaccine and end up with a lot of problem. That is why there are some parents who are quite unwilling to give their kids vaccine.
I deal with TCM, so must say 100% of TCM are from china. Must admit there are really ill-evil businessmen out there, but since it is TCM, must still get from China. Now my husband is helping my dad in wholesale of TCM so he travels to China monthly. Lucky for us, we know someone trustworthy and does not have much problem. But must still say, sometimes still being ‘tricked’ by people there who mixed low grades herbs for the price we pay for.
However, I think it is not China, but people who do the business. If they are bad at heart, they can do all sort of rubbish regardless of where they are from. Or is it Chinese who are more cunning? -
kwokwc:
dont think it is restricted to china chinese alone. it is just that there are too many negative yet true stories about how they made $$$ not just here in but also other countries including china herself.Just wondering, could it also be allergy to the vaccine? I read somewhere before, there are kids who are allergy to vaccine and end up with a lot of problem. That is why there are some parents who are quite unwilling to give their kids vaccine.
I deal with TCM, so must say 100% of TCM are from china. Must admit there are really ill-evil businessmen out there, but since it is TCM, must still get from China. Now my husband is helping my dad in wholesale of TCM so he travels to China monthly. Lucky for us, we know someone trustworthy and does not have much problem. But must still say, sometimes still being 'tricked' by people there who mixed low grades herbs for the price we pay for.
However, I think it is not China, but people who do the business. If they are bad at heart, they can do all sort of rubbish regardless of where they are from. Or is it Chinese who are more cunning? -
you all know the label "Made in China" can be found world wide
PRC Chinese has given it a new twist. Since many people still prefer "Made in Italy", it has now emerged that many products are "Made in Italy" by the Chinese -
I have no statistics nor hardcore facts to back me up but I think Singapore started pretty much the same way since most immigrants are from China.
However, I believe our strict government played a part in "disciplining" us. Brought up under a stricter environment where corruption is scorned at and unlawful act is strictly prohibited, it has changed and reshaped our society to be much more sohpisticated today. As much as we can dislike the fact that we are being ruled by an iron fist, personally I felt that it was a necessary evil then to transform a group of people known as Singaporeans today who now take pride in our level of quality. I believe today the PRCs who come over to Singapore feel the need to be law-abiding here, otherwise it would be easy to get into trouble with the law.
The infra-structure is in place to regulate so the hardcore discipline or harsh actions are no longer required but let’s quietly remember the goodness of it if we look at the outrageous practices we hear of in China today. -
kwokwc:
If it is an allergy, this child is certainly unfortunate as billions have taken this jab over the past 40 years and this allergy is not known. If it was a known allergy, a statistics would have surface quickly to explain this off but it did not. My gutfeel is that it was an honest human error of overdosage. Then the standard procedure in their handling of medication must have failed somewhere, it's really sad. :sad:Just wondering, could it also be allergy to the vaccine? I read somewhere before, there are kids who are allergy to vaccine and end up with a lot of problem. That is why there are some parents who are quite unwilling to give their kids vaccine.
I deal with TCM, so must say 100% of TCM are from china. Must admit there are really ill-evil businessmen out there, but since it is TCM, must still get from China. Now my husband is helping my dad in wholesale of TCM so he travels to China monthly. Lucky for us, we know someone trustworthy and does not have much problem. But must still say, sometimes still being 'tricked' by people there who mixed low grades herbs for the price we pay for.
However, I think it is not China, but people who do the business. If they are bad at heart, they can do all sort of rubbish regardless of where they are from. Or is it Chinese who are more cunning? -
could it be a fake vaccine and the poor child developed a nasty reaction to it? :yikes:
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