racha Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 From todays BK post, Toxic condiments found in food at stalls Apiradee Treerutkuarkul Crushed peanuts and dried chilli used by one in every five foodstalls on Bangkok streets are contaminated by cancer-causing aflatoxin, a survey by the city's Health Department has found. ``Consumers should avoid putting peanuts and chilli condiments in noodle soup as it can cause liver cancer,'' said health chief Kris Hirunras yesterday. The report was revealed after the city's food-testing team randomly surveyed the quality of food sold by 800 vendors in Bangkok's 50 districts this year. One in five of them, mostly noodle stalls, have peanuts and chilli contaminated with excessive aflatoxin, which can cause liver cancer, he said. The food-testing team also found borax contamination in minced pork, sausages and tabtim krob _ a popular Thai sweet made from water chestnut and coloured tapioca flour served with coconut milk _ while preservatives were found in preserved fruits. The survey also detected formalin contamination in squid, he said. All these toxic substances could cause cancer if frequently consumed, he said. Mr Kris said the department warned rogue sellers to improve their food quality otherwise they could face a 20,000-baht fine and a six-month jail term. Chitra Settaudom, director of Food and Drug Administration's food control division, said the FDA only allowed 20 microgrammes of aflatoxin per one kilogramme of peanuts and chilli. Colouring substances, formalin and preservative could cause diarrhoea and lead to liver and kidney problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Racha, OK, I'll bite. What the hell is aflatoxin. And how does it get into the peanuts and chilies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racha Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Brink, Some kind of mold that can get there by decaying food, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falang Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 [color:blue]"Stay 100% away from seafood, especially shrimp.. "color=blue> I must be a lucky guy because in 5 years I never had any problem with with food stalls and I am a big fan of seafood. I must admit that I have a good teacher on street food and to this day she have 100% rate about food safety on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Now we know what happens to old peanuts that the Indian sellers can't sell to bar patrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusty Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Actually the few people I have known who have had problems have got them from eating at swanky restaurants. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A couple of weeks ago(the day of my missendevour)we were sitting in the Soi 7 foodcourt when it was lashing down with rain and a fucking great rat ran out from the road and straight under the counter.I assume its hole got flooded out,or was it going home??????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatbastard Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 also an article about oil in todays paper, that is one thing I won't touch from food stalls. (fried stuff) you can see the frying oil is rancid and oxidized by lunchtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 Much safer than they often look!! ------------------------------------------- Yes i agree with you. But maybe we should ask how much degenerate is our western body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 Man, all those months of eating Yum Nem with the requisite bag of peanuts and dried chili. I must be a walking tumor by now. Ahh hell. Can't live forever and wouldn't want to if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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