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Worst Chinese Food Scandals in History

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

With a population of over 1.4 billion people, China certainly has a lot of hungry mouths to feed. But with such a drastic demand for food, the lax regulatory oversight and rampant profit-seeking of the country’s food industry has left Chinese consumers with some stomach-turning products. From imitation eggs to poisoned baby formula and ancient steak, let’s take a look at some of China’s food scandals!



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0:00.0

Get that holiday booked feeling at Matalan. There's 15% off holiday shop, including swimwear,

0:06.5

beachwear, summer fashion, selected luggage and selected brands too. Just in time for the half-term

0:12.1

holidays. Shop in store and online at matelan.com.uk, while stocks and the sun last. Tise and

0:19.1

Cs apply. With a population of over 1.4 billion people, China

0:24.2

certainly has a lot of hungry mouths to feed. But with such a drastic demand for food, the

0:30.1

lacks regulatory oversight and rampant profit-seeking of the country's food industry has left

0:35.0

Chinese consumers with some stomach-turning products.

0:38.9

From imitation eggs to poison baby formula in ancient steak,

0:44.1

let's take a look at some of China's food scandals.

0:49.5

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. Be amazed.

1:03.0

In China, you might be walking down the street and see a nice old lady doing the neighborhood of favor by cleaning out the local sewers.

1:06.0

Oh, that's so nice of her.

1:07.7

Thanks, kind old lady.

1:09.4

Well, you'd be forgiven for thinking this is a heroic act

1:12.3

of community care until you learn she's harvesting that sewage. It's the main ingredient of black

1:19.5

market gutter oil, a disgusting and unhygienic product made by reusing solidified oil that's

1:26.5

been washed down drains and into sewers.

1:29.3

The slop is scooped out, processed, and combined with animal fats to produce an affordable

1:34.3

and illegal alternative to cooking oil.

1:38.3

It's then cheaply sold to restaurants, street vendors, and anyone else that won't ask too

1:43.3

many questions about where it came from.

1:45.6

Food safety experts have warned the public that this type of oil contains a harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

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