Tuesday, October 28, 2008

What's next !?!

It's been more than a month since the "San Lu" incident in China. People all over the world had learned about the chemical "Melamine".

Ever since the incident, many milk related products had been tested melamine positive, beverages, yogurt, ice-cream, sweets, biscuits and etc... Many of those products have been recalled to destroy.

Then, in China, some professionals stood out. They said by right, foods SHOULD NOT contained melamine. But food products may be tainted via packaging or during manufacturing which the level is very minor. Therefore, a "minimum contain" being set as guidelines. Food products are safe to be consumed if the melamine is within the level.

However, recently, CFS Hongkong reported that they found an egg sample from Mainland was unsatisfactory for melamine test. Now that even egg, a non-manufactured food, could be contaminated, what's the next!?! Chicken? Pork? Fish?

There are so many types of food, obviously the authority is unable to test each and every. So, do we people have to has the knowledge doing testing ourselves?

Well, to me, it seems the lesser we know, the better (if possible). Today is Melamine, tomorrow might be other unknown chemical. Sooner or later, we will found everything is contaminated by all kind of chemical. What should we eat then?? Be poisoned or be starved?

1 comment:

Tracy said...

Well...maybe we will end up just drinking water =P

Chicken & duck = bird flu.
Beef = mad cow.
Pork = JE.
Vege = Pesticede.
Milk = Melamine.

Nothing is safe anymore. I think the best is to eat everything in moderation.