Thursday, July 26, 2007
Even eggs can be fake?!
Read a report on investigating a school in Guangzhou which specialized in teaching entrepreneurs to make fake food so as to make big profits by selling them. Fake food is made from chemicals and preservatives which is really bad for health. Even eggs can be made fake by adding different types of chemicals in moldings to make them look real. There is also not much difference from real eggs after cooking them, just a little bit more air bubbles on the egg white and doesn’t have any taste of egg. Long term consumption can damage liver and brain. Beware..
Labels: Food to Avoid
Saturday, October 21, 2006
White bread increases cancer risk
20-Oct-06 Daily Mail
Those who eat five slices a day are almost twice as likely to develop the most common form of kidney cancer compared to those who have one and a half slices.
Scientists put the cause down to refined cereals triggering a surge in blood sugar and insulin levels, which is thought to fuel cancer cell growth. Opt for wholemeal varieties instead.
Those who eat five slices a day are almost twice as likely to develop the most common form of kidney cancer compared to those who have one and a half slices.
Scientists put the cause down to refined cereals triggering a surge in blood sugar and insulin levels, which is thought to fuel cancer cell growth. Opt for wholemeal varieties instead.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Bread is unsafe to consume in Malaysia, that's really shocking news!!
My daughter likes bread so much that bread is her must-have daily diet. Lately Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) tested on variety of bread found to contain excessive amounts of preservative called propionic acid, which is used to prevent growth of molds. Now I can really explain why my daughter constantly shows abnormal behavior without cause.
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Bagged Fresh Salad Vegetables Spinach May Contain E. Coli Bacteria
Remember to wash vegetables and soak in salt water before eating.
Recently there is an outbreak of E. Coli throughout the U.S. linked to consumption of bagged fresh spinach.
Recently there is an outbreak of E. Coli throughout the U.S. linked to consumption of bagged fresh spinach.
Labels: Food to Avoid, Vegetables
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Beware of Brown Rice and Black Sticky Rice Coated with Color
Beware of additional color added in brown rice and black glutinous rice which make the rice looks darker and brighter. A simple test to check for any color added is to rinse rice with water. If water turned into ink or brown color, must throw rice away.
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Banned Honey Tested Antibiotic Chloramphenicol
9-Sept-06 The Standard
Six brands of honey have been ordered to be taken off shop shelves after they were found to be contaminated with the banned antibiotic chloramphenicol.
According to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, five of the brands are produced in the mainland and the other in South Korea.
The move came after the Consumer Council tested 34 samples of honey and found six of them contained minute traces of chloramphenicol.
Six brands of honey have been ordered to be taken off shop shelves after they were found to be contaminated with the banned antibiotic chloramphenicol.
According to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, five of the brands are produced in the mainland and the other in South Korea.
The move came after the Consumer Council tested 34 samples of honey and found six of them contained minute traces of chloramphenicol.
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Cosmetics that Contain Phthalates Can Cause Damage to Your Body
Remember to check the ingredients before buying cosmetics, perfume, fragrant, deordorants, hair spray...
Long term exposure can cause damage to liver, kidney, lungs, and reproductive systems.
Long term exposure can cause damage to liver, kidney, lungs, and reproductive systems.
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Guangzhou Jusco Sale Dyed Black Sesame
Beware of black sesame dyed with synthetic pigment mainly from coal tar oil for raw materials. It has no nutritional value and is poisonous to our body especially long-term excessive intake.
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Eel From Guangdong Shanghai Contains Excessive Pesticides
24-Aug-06 MingPao News
The Japanese government recently announced that eel comes from Guangdong and Shanghai contains pesticides ingredient that surpass food safety standard. The most serious sample exceeded the allowed figure 21 times, and therefore issues an order for all importing eel industry to have comprehensive inspections.
The Japanese government recently announced that eel comes from Guangdong and Shanghai contains pesticides ingredient that surpass food safety standard. The most serious sample exceeded the allowed figure 21 times, and therefore issues an order for all importing eel industry to have comprehensive inspections.
Labels: Fish, Food to Avoid, Seafood
Eating Salted Fish Often Can Cause Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Salted fish contains carcinogen N-nitrosdimethylamine (NDMA) which can cause nasopharyngeal cancer on long term consumption.
Labels: Fish, Food to Avoid, Seafood
Hot Dogs May Cause Genetic Mutations
LiveScience.com
Everyone knows hot dog aren't exactly healthy for you, but in a new study chemists find they may contain DNA-mutating compounds that might boost one's risk for cancer.
Hot dogs are preserved with sodium nitrite, which can help form chemicals known as N-nitroso compounds, most of which cause cancer in lab animals.
Extracts from hot dogs bought from the supermarket, when mixed with nitrites, resulted in what appeared to be these DNA-mutating compounds. When added to Salmonella bacteria, hot dog extracts treated with nitrites doubled to quadrupled their normal DNA mutation levels. Triggering DNA mutations in the gut might boost the risk for colon cancer, the researchers explained.
Everyone knows hot dog aren't exactly healthy for you, but in a new study chemists find they may contain DNA-mutating compounds that might boost one's risk for cancer.
Hot dogs are preserved with sodium nitrite, which can help form chemicals known as N-nitroso compounds, most of which cause cancer in lab animals.
Extracts from hot dogs bought from the supermarket, when mixed with nitrites, resulted in what appeared to be these DNA-mutating compounds. When added to Salmonella bacteria, hot dog extracts treated with nitrites doubled to quadrupled their normal DNA mutation levels. Triggering DNA mutations in the gut might boost the risk for colon cancer, the researchers explained.
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Beware Of Herbal Medicinal Products That Contain Lead And Mercury
18 June 2006 Medical News Today
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) today warned New Yorkers against the use of certain herbal medicine products made in China containing high levels of lead and mercury. While there are .comt specific federal standards about lead and mercury content, the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board recommends that certain food additives contain .com more than 2 parts per million (ppm) of lead and .com more than 1 ppm of mercury.
-- Emperor's Tea Pill (Concentrated) [Tian Huang Bu Xin Wan]
-- Hepatico Extract (Concentrated) [Shu Gan Wan]
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) today warned New Yorkers against the use of certain herbal medicine products made in China containing high levels of lead and mercury. While there are .comt specific federal standards about lead and mercury content, the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board recommends that certain food additives contain .com more than 2 parts per million (ppm) of lead and .com more than 1 ppm of mercury.
-- Emperor's Tea Pill (Concentrated) [Tian Huang Bu Xin Wan]
-- Hepatico Extract (Concentrated) [Shu Gan Wan]
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Slimming Pills "Detox Peptide" Banned
Detox Peptide slimming pills contains ingredient Sibutramine which can increase blood pressure and heartbeat.
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Beware of Germs and Dirt Accumulated in Shower Head
Periodically soak shower head in bleach water to kill germs accumulated through water supply.
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Plastic Wrap on Food Products Can Cause Allergy
FSA researched on local food products shows that plastic wrap used on ice cream, chocolate, cookies, vegetables and meat products can cause skin allergy and itchiness on skin. Seriousness can cause breathing and heart problems.
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Beware of E. Coli in Water Supply on Flight
For those who have weaker immune system, avoid drinking tea & coffee on airplane.
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Beware of Soy Bean Milk Contains Preservative Benzoic Acid
Some soy bean milk suppliers add Benzonic acid as preservative. Long term consumption can cause liver damage.
Test showed that Laboratory rats died after fed with 0.4g of Benzonic acid.
Test showed that Laboratory rats died after fed with 0.4g of Benzonic acid.
Labels: Food to Avoid, Juice
Beware of Preserved Veggies in Guangzhou China
According to the Guangzhou media exposition on 5-Aug-2006, Guangzhou's "delicacy preserved veggies" originated from unlicensed workshops. These unlicensed workshops are filthy and stink with overflowed sewage water on ground. Those preserved veggies with mildews on is soaked with industrial poisonous bleach to make it look normal to eat. Daily production of 10 tons inferior preserved veggies is supply to big supermarkets and restaurants locally.
Really scary..
Really scary..
Labels: Food to Avoid, Vegetables
FDA Warns Against Eating Raw Oysters from Washington State
CBS Aug 1, 2006
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against eating raw oysters harvested in Washington state, citing a recent rash of bacteria-caused illnesses that have sickened people on both coasts.
There have been more than 70 reported cases of vibriosis this year in people who ate oysters in Washington, the highest number since 1997, when 58 cases were reported, Health Department spokesman Tim Church said.
In healthy adults, the bacteria can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache, fever and chills. The illness can be fatal to those with chronic liver disease or compromised immune systems, but deaths are rare.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against eating raw oysters harvested in Washington state, citing a recent rash of bacteria-caused illnesses that have sickened people on both coasts.
There have been more than 70 reported cases of vibriosis this year in people who ate oysters in Washington, the highest number since 1997, when 58 cases were reported, Health Department spokesman Tim Church said.
In healthy adults, the bacteria can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache, fever and chills. The illness can be fatal to those with chronic liver disease or compromised immune systems, but deaths are rare.
Labels: Food to Avoid, Seafood
Beware of Poor Quality Red Beans Coated with Red Color
For those red bean dessert lovers:
If you noticed red beans turn water red immediately after soaking, throw them away. This is due to devious traders coated red color on low graded red beans to make it look fresh and attractive for consumers to buy. Those beans won’t even turn soft after hours of cooking, not to mention added colorants can have potential harm to our body.
If you noticed red beans turn water red immediately after soaking, throw them away. This is due to devious traders coated red color on low graded red beans to make it look fresh and attractive for consumers to buy. Those beans won’t even turn soft after hours of cooking, not to mention added colorants can have potential harm to our body.
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