Documentary - 101 East: Food for thought: China's food safety
Alright first as an aside:
1. I was away yesterday, got some much needed sleep after about a week of 4 - 5 hours everyday.
2. If you'll recall I said this site is also about ethnography and anthropology, and documentaries about people and their issues around the world.
3. I'm not a big fan of Al Jazeera, but they have made some good documentaries and they offer their news for FREE on YouTube. They have a series called 101 East, which discusses issues in Asia, and especially East Asia.
Today's documentary, about 26 minutes long is according to the description:
"Every year two million people die from unsafe food and water around the world. Food safety experts warn these deaths may be caused by human design, and nowhere is this trend more prevalent than in China. Tracing the making of a bowl of wonton noodle soup, a 101 East investigation exposes the toxic stew this iconic dish has become. From tainted additives in noodles to growth hormones in pork, to industrial filler posing as meat, presenter Steve Chao finds that anything is possible for producers looking to cut corners and make a fast buck. Do you have a story about Chinese food you consumed? @AJ101East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's Food Industry."
Here they literally made a bowl of wonton soup with the "pork dumplings" from a bunch of powders.
They do this because it is 80 cents or so cheaper to make it like that even though it contains dangerous chemicals. (The fake soup costs 20 cents to make, whereas the real soup costs 1 dollar to make, which is what I got from the video). Also to preserve and bleach food they use sodium hydroxide? The powerful and deadly base? Extremely dangerous food practices are found here apparently. If you ever head over to mainland China, make sure you eat from reputable places, and shop at reputable markets.
I think in Hong Kong their standards are much higher.
Please watch and comment:
1. I was away yesterday, got some much needed sleep after about a week of 4 - 5 hours everyday.
2. If you'll recall I said this site is also about ethnography and anthropology, and documentaries about people and their issues around the world.
3. I'm not a big fan of Al Jazeera, but they have made some good documentaries and they offer their news for FREE on YouTube. They have a series called 101 East, which discusses issues in Asia, and especially East Asia.
Today's documentary, about 26 minutes long is according to the description:
"Every year two million people die from unsafe food and water around the world. Food safety experts warn these deaths may be caused by human design, and nowhere is this trend more prevalent than in China. Tracing the making of a bowl of wonton noodle soup, a 101 East investigation exposes the toxic stew this iconic dish has become. From tainted additives in noodles to growth hormones in pork, to industrial filler posing as meat, presenter Steve Chao finds that anything is possible for producers looking to cut corners and make a fast buck. Do you have a story about Chinese food you consumed? @AJ101East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's Food Industry."
Here they literally made a bowl of wonton soup with the "pork dumplings" from a bunch of powders.
They do this because it is 80 cents or so cheaper to make it like that even though it contains dangerous chemicals. (The fake soup costs 20 cents to make, whereas the real soup costs 1 dollar to make, which is what I got from the video). Also to preserve and bleach food they use sodium hydroxide? The powerful and deadly base? Extremely dangerous food practices are found here apparently. If you ever head over to mainland China, make sure you eat from reputable places, and shop at reputable markets.
I think in Hong Kong their standards are much higher.
Please watch and comment:
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