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bassexpander
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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: Korean foodmakers hit for lax safety standards |
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The one that gets me is the eggs... I've always told my wife that Korean eggs have more yellow middle and far less white portion than eggs I've had in other countries:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/07/123_48446.html
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By Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter
Local food makers are becoming embroiled in mounting scandals over an alleged reluctance to take action over food contamination and cases of poor quality standards.
The latest stink bomb comes from Maeil Dairies, which was recently forced to destroy more than 50,000 packages of its ``Premium Gung'' powdered baby milk after health authorities found bacterium in them.
Also suffering public relations disasters are Lotte Confectionery and Crown Confectionery, two of the country's larger snack makers, who were recently forced by the Canadian government to recall some of their most popular cookies and biscuits sold in the country over concerns of allergic reactions.
Enterobacter sakazakii, which was found in the Maeil powered milk, has been red-flagged by health experts as it could cause meningitis or severe gut infections in newborns. The health risks are greater for infants less than a month old or weighing less than 2.5 kilograms.
Maeil said it had destroyed more than 53,400 packages of the powered milk, and said none of the products had reached consumers. However, the company insists that it hasn't found the bacterium in tests at its laboratories and will request health authorities for another test.
``It is not that enterobacter sakazakii is rarely found,'' said a Maeil spokesman.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning that people with allergies to milk, eggs, or tree nuts should not consume various snack foods from the Korean companies Crown, Lotte and Surasang. The 10 items include popular products such as Lotte's Pepero biscuits and Crown's Sando Choco and Couque Dasse cookies, which contain allergens that weren't declared on the labels.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) claimed there is nothing seriously wrong with the products...... |
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Jane
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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While we're on the subject of poultry menstruation, when my parents were visiting they were surprised as how hard the egg shells were.
My dad having grown up with chickens said hard shells are a result of the chickens eating rocks and stuff, and not having a sufficient diet.
Also, I still avoid any type of chocolate bar here, particularly any made in China since it was discovered they were tainted with something last year.
Same goes for the Vitamin C drinks, I avoid those too to avoid ingesting melamine, which was found in them a few years ago. |
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