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[cstaylor]

[tidbits]

Allow me to add some related links here:

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China's sewage cooking oil. (no requirement of Cantonese language to enjoy the video)

& China goes organic after scandal of cooking oil from sewers: (archive Aug 2010)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7971983/China-goes-organic-after-scandal-of-cooking-oil-from-sewers.html

[Samurai_Jerk]

Allow me to add some related links here:

[YT]n48Bduy4lw0&feature[/YT]

China's sewage cooking oil. (no requirement of Cantonese language to enjoy the video)

& China goes organic after scandal of cooking oil from sewers: (archive Aug 2010)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7971983/China-goes-organic-after-scandal-of-cooking-oil-from-sewers.html

So is the hole in the ground the original source? If so, how'd the oil get there? Is it runoff from other restaurants?

[tidbits]

http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/world/20100326/213635/?rt=nocnt (J)

Yes, from what I understand, that is from the "manhole". And they collect from the drain outside the restaurants.

* Those who understand both Japanese and English (and have courage & perhaps a strong stomach) please help to brief/ explain this horror story.

[Level3]

Gotta admire the Chinese on at least one point. From time to time they execute slimy company execs whose greed gets people killed.

If you ignore safety standards to increase your annual bonus, and people die, it is no different than shooting people on the street for their money.
Except in many places, the murdering mugger will get life in prison or the death penalty, and the murdering company exec will get 5 years in a country club and then a safe retirement with the money he stashed in Switzerland.

Only problem is the Chinese execs who get executed are probably just the ones who aren't rich enough to come up with the necessary bribe money.

[cstaylor]

Only problem is the Chinese execs who get executed are probably just the ones who aren't connected to important members of the Communist party

FTFY.

(waiting for T4L's answer to this terrible situation in China...)

[Hikonejou]

Nice Vid.

Gives a whole new meaning to "Shit on a Stick".

[matsuki]

...and yet they worry about what's coming out in from Japan. With all the insanity that goes on there, even radioactive Japanese food would seem like a step up.

[Samurai_Jerk]

China farmers face 'exploding' watermelon problem

Farmers in eastern China have been left perplexed after their watermelons began to explode one by one.

An investigation by state media found farms in Jiangsu province were losing acres of fruit because of the problem.

The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster was blamed in one report by China Central Television.

But agriculture experts were unable to explain why chemical-free melons were exploding. They cited the weather and abnormal size of the melon as factors.

China Central Television said farmers were overspraying their crops with the growth promoter, hoping they could get their fruit to market ahead of the peak season and increase their profits.

[Mike Oxlong]

[BigInJapan]

China farmers face 'exploding' watermelon problem
Farmers in eastern China have been left perplexed after their watermelons began to explode one by one.

Also from the above article:

According to the Xinhua news agency, 20 farmers in a village in Jiangsu province planted imported seeds from Japan, with 10 households saying their watermelons began exploding last month.

Hmm, that's funny as my father-in-law here in Japan has been growing watermelons for years, and I've never heard of one "blowing up".
I have seen Okinawan goya (look like warty cucumbers) that have gone to seed, and they split open (albeit not "blowing up" per se). Maybe the chemicals (or something already in the soil) accelerated the growth to the point of splitting open.

[Samurai_Jerk]

[SIZE="4"]Why China Struggles with Food Safety[/SIZE]

It's bad enought to be negligent and not catch accidental contamination of food but to purposefully put chemicals that will kill people into food is fucking unbelievable.

Hmm, that's funny as my father-in-law here in Japan has been growing watermelons for years, and I've never heard of one "blowing up".
I have seen Okinawan goya (look like warty cucumbers) that have gone to seed, and they split open (albeit not "blowing up" per se). Maybe the chemicals (or something already in the soil) accelerated the growth to the point of splitting open.

My guess is that they mean "split" open when they say "explode".

[matsuki]

China Central Television said farmers were overspraying their crops with the growth promoter, hoping they could get their fruit to market ahead of the peak season and increase their profits.

Probably the reason...

[Thug4Life]

Japan already has a very tasty and healthy solution to the upcoming world famine:

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[Thug4Life]

Also, I recently read where they actually eat human meat in Russia and North Korea. And did you ever notice how amazingly beautiful Russian and North Korean women are?

Uhhhhmmmmm....

[Greji]

Japan already has a very tasty and healthy solution to the upcoming world famine:

I met a gal Roppongi once upon a time that was already miles ahead of the rest of the field on this topic...

[Coligny]

Also, I recently read where they actually eat human meat in Russia and North Korea. And did you ever notice how amazingly beautiful Russian and North Korean women are?

Uhhhhmmmmm....

Yeah... sure... Russia and DPRK on the same level... everytime we think we know just how stupid you are you need to push it to 11 a little more...

If the Russians have problems it's more from traffic jams and drunk policemen sleeping on the job than with famine... They are not even the de-facto bad guys anymore in war movies...

[Thug4Life]

[Coligny]

Yeah... like my cats and 5 year olds... you will never shut the fuck up...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Details On Cannibal Cases In Russia And Slovakia Emerge, Perplexing Local Authorities

A cannibalistic serial killer is not the same thing as starving people in North Korea eating humans as a last resort. You are thick as a fucking brick with just enough crazy to make you persistently annoying.

[Greji]

A cannibalistic serial killer is not the same thing as starving people in North Korea eating humans as a last resort. You are thick as a fucking brick with just enough crazy to make you persistently annoying.

But SJ, when the choice is that, or a Turd Sandwich on Rye, it's a tough choice...