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Health hazard in China with gutter oil
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Video published by Radio Free Asia
This video denounces one of the most immoral practices in China. In order to make better profits, many restaurants and takeaway street-food services are said to reduce their oil purchasing costs by recovering gutter oil from the sewers, corresponding to sections of the sewer system that centralize used oil from other restaurants, animal fat from slaughterhouses, or potentially industrial oil.
Chinese experts estimate that this practice contaminates 1 out of 10 meals sold in the country with gutter oil, filled with carcinogenic elements and other non-edible toxins.
This oil is clearly not meant to be consumed, which does not stop some dishonest restaurant owners.
Since fried food is very common in Chinese cuisine, the profits made can be significant.
At the beginning of this video, the woman filmed collecting oil from the sewers to resell it to restaurants says that, after 10 years in the business, she has gathered enough money to build a house for her family. What she fails to mention is that her activity is profitable at the expense of the health of thousands of consumers.
The police try to curb this practice, but apparently without success. Some citizens simply seem resigned to this unstoppable fact.
Health hazard in China with gutter oil
Information
Video published by Radio Free Asia
This video denounces one of the most immoral practices in China. In order to make better profits, many restaurants and takeaway street-food services are said to reduce their oil purchasing costs by recovering gutter oil from the sewers, corresponding to sections of the sewer system that centralize used oil from other restaurants, animal fat from slaughterhouses, or potentially industrial oil.
Chinese experts estimate that this practice contaminates 1 out of 10 meals sold in the country with gutter oil, filled with carcinogenic elements and other non-edible toxins.
This oil is clearly not meant to be consumed, which does not stop some dishonest restaurant owners.
Since fried food is very common in Chinese cuisine, the profits made can be significant.
At the beginning of this video, the woman filmed collecting oil from the sewers to resell it to restaurants says that, after 10 years in the business, she has gathered enough money to build a house for her family. What she fails to mention is that her activity is profitable at the expense of the health of thousands of consumers.
The police try to curb this practice, but apparently without success. Some citizens simply seem resigned to this unstoppable fact.
Health hazard in China with gutter oil
Information
Video published by Radio Free Asia
This video denounces one of the most immoral practices in China. In order to make better profits, many restaurants and takeaway street-food services are said to reduce their oil purchasing costs by recovering gutter oil from the sewers, corresponding to sections of the sewer system that centralize used oil from other restaurants, animal fat from slaughterhouses, or potentially industrial oil.
Chinese experts estimate that this practice contaminates 1 out of 10 meals sold in the country with gutter oil, filled with carcinogenic elements and other non-edible toxins.
This oil is clearly not meant to be consumed, which does not stop some dishonest restaurant owners.
Since fried food is very common in Chinese cuisine, the profits made can be significant.
At the beginning of this video, the woman filmed collecting oil from the sewers to resell it to restaurants says that, after 10 years in the business, she has gathered enough money to build a house for her family. What she fails to mention is that her activity is profitable at the expense of the health of thousands of consumers.
The police try to curb this practice, but apparently without success. Some citizens simply seem resigned to this unstoppable fact.
