Monday 17 March 2008

Some More..Food Alert!

STOMPer Celine came across an article from the New Straits Times about hawkers in Johor Baru who allegedly coat fried snacks with plastic to meet the demands for crispy snacks. The article reads as follows: "CONSUMERS' demand for crispy snacks like goreng pisang and keledek has allegedly caused hawkers in Johor Baru to literally coat fried snacks with plastic, creating a health scare. "Emails are said to have been sent out warning people to keep away from consuming extra crispy fried snacks or even chicken. "The emails tell how some hawkers had allegedly been seen adding plastic straws and bottles into boiling oil before frying their snacks. "The snacks thus produced would remain crispy for several hours, the emails said. "A factory worker, Rauf Hamdan, 24, claimed he actually saw a goreng pisang seller in the city throwing a plastic bottle into boiling oil, causing the bottle to melt. ""When I asked the hawker about it, he just matter-of-factly said his customers had not complained of any health hazards from eating his goreng pisang. ""He also said this 'recipe' was now popular among many hawkers like him." "Rauf said it was shocking that sellers of fried snacks were not bothered about the possible health hazards to their consumers. "Plastic bottles are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which can cause various forms of cancer and birth deformities, if eaten. "According to the emails, the trend alledgedly started in Thailand, for frying ikan bilis and onions. It spread to Kedah and Perlis, then the rest of the country. "The sender of one of the emails said his uncle had allegedly seen a goreng pisang seller adding plastic drinking straws into hot oil in Perlis. "A friend said he had seen a hawker in Cameron Highland allegedly melt a five-litre empty cooking oil bottle in boiling oil by stirring it in. "Consumers Association of Penang research officer T. Subbarao said CAP would launch an immediate investigation." Now i am wondering if the person who cooked it, eat it? or served to his/her own family. That was so mean of them to serve customers with melted plastic just for the crispiness and money. Dunno what is safe to eat anymore in this world kan, macam-macam tukang masak boleh ubah and tambah.

13 comments:

  1. What a terrible thing to do to other people. Sad sad sad. Buat sendiri sajalah.

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  2. Itu labah kan ...masak itu straw makan sendiri kan...terrible!

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  3. Hi Luthie! Yes, the adding of plastic stuff into frying food has been pretty common, not only in West Malaysia, but also in Sarawak! So far I havent seen it with my own eyes, but i have been trying hard to refrain from buying those frying snacks i.e. cucur pisang! if I ingin, i just fry myself lah! But of course, it taste nicer if the flour is crispy etc. hahaha! That is why people always said, tasty food doesnt not mean it is good food.

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  4. OMG di sarawak pun ada kah? Better make your own at home lah Rose...can u imagine having plastic stuff in your stomach? That´s not healthy lorr...

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  5. Hi Luthie...Oh my God. That is just so wrong. How can anyone have the heart to do that?

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  6. They´re just thinking of making money right? They don´t care about peoples health...world is getting crazy!

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  7. That's just outrageous la.. Thanks for the info luthie! Kalau makan and then stakat cirit birit ndak pa la.. but if kena cancer or deadly illnesses kan susahhh... haishhhh..

    Tapi cirit birit pun sakit bah! ahaha...

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  8. Odoi Ratu Syura...maybe mula2 cirit birit saja tapi in a long run mana tau jadi cancer? Wuahh matilah kalau begini.

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  9. I think it is rather strange. Can you chew plastic fried or not? Lagi pun plastic ni dia cair bila panas pastu bila dia sejuk dia jadi keras, boleh ke org tak perasan? strange really strange.

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  10. I oso don´t know Syari, but its out in the news..even got pictures..must be true eh? I wish I can witness this with my own eyes..

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  11. Can be lah. But, pity the hawkers yg tak buat lah... diorg pun nak cari makan juga. Ni cam kes, kus kus dulu, kata kedai mamak semua guna, NTV7 (if you know this channel) yg war war kan. Mamak restaurant owners marah gila, I guess diorg nak saman kalau tak tarik balik, NTV 7 minta maaf on the news few days later.

    Just like you, I don't believe fully till I've seen dgn mata sendiri.

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  12. This is really inconsiderate! Now, the safest thing to do is to make your own at home.

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  13. Hi Mary Ann,
    You´re right! Bagus lagi bikin sendiri with your own recipe kan.
    Take care

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