nicnac:

Really, what is safe to eat nowadays? Can't survive on air alone even... Too much toxic in the air too!

cherrygal:

My friend worked in China and said the strawberries he bought had red colouring coming off when he washed them...


Since there is a possibility of corruption in the supply chain there, I worry about the excessive/banned pesticides that may be used so I avoid their fruit and vegetables where possible.

And does the AVA check the food products brought in by parallel importers and sold by shops like Valudollar?

HappyBlueBear:

Beware of true blue China products like the Chinese tea leaves. My church friend from China who has been living in Singapore for the past 12 years says that she doesn't buy them anymore. The farmers use pesticides banned for use on tea.


Tea is healthy? Think again.
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More info here if you like to read more:
http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/blog/pesticide-pollution-chinese-tea-may-not-be-sa/blog/39936/

Nebbermind:

But has any one bought mic coke that is not as gassy before?

slmkhoo:

vinegar:

but,they still use local (china) water,vegetables or meats to make the food,canned food,preserved food,etc...

If they have good processes and QC, they will also conduct their own checks and use their own purification processes before using the raw materials.

slmkhoo:

I think it's important to distinguish between 'made in China' products which are manufactured by foreign investors and those made by China companies. Usually, the foreign investors have higher standards and better QC, so the products are generally safer. For those products manufactured under foreign investors which have been found to have questionable ingredients, it's usually because they have been introduced somewhere along the distribution chain by unscrupulous middlemen, so those which are exported are generally safer as they don't enter the China distribution chain as much. You notice I use 'generally' and 'usually' a lot because nothing is 100% safe, even when manufactured in the US or Europe. Also, trust Singapore's AVA - they are usually strict and careful. I've lived in China 10 yrs, and it's not as bad as the international media and scaremongers make out.

vinegar:

but,they still use local (china) water,vegetables or meats to make the food,canned food,preserved food,etc...

vinegar:

they r very clever in packaging too. Notice most of the things sell in Daiso,though the words printed in Japanese words,but r made in china.

hquek:

SAHM_TAN:

I was surprised the Heinz beans, is made in China. I was reading the label for something and saw it :shock:

That's why I've been avoiding chicken in a biscuit although sometimes severely tempted.

SAHM_TAN:

hquek:

I try to avoid made in china food as much as possible. Pls read carefully, a lot of the familiar brands are now MIC. Even then, it's not foolproof becos companies may just import raw materials from we know where. haiz....

Yup, so no guarantee if buy food made/processed in ctries like Australia, US, etc.

I was surprised the Heinz beans, is made in China. I was reading the label for something and saw it :shock: