China’s Cooking Oil Scandal | Episode 75

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In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about Chinese food safety after an outrageous cooking oil scandal in China.

Tune in for all the details, some insight into how it happened and what it may mean for food safety in China.

Also learn about the shocking number of diseases spread through food.

In this episode:

💩 [02:37] China’s cooking oil scandal

💩 [06:00] Chinese government and Chinese food safety

💩 [08:49] How this oil scandal probably happened

💩 [12:42] Anecdotes and personal wishes

💩 [18:34] Going deeper into the article about the scandal 

💩 [20:29] A shocking food safety fact about foodborne illnesses 

💩 [22:03] The importance of safe drinking water access

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode

Catch up with the last episode: Lead and Other Heavy Metals in Tampons | Episode 74.

Check out the article Matt mentions Outrage in China over use of unwashed fuel tankers to transport cooking oil.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode

“I've been to a lot of different countries and I've eaten a lot of different food. Really hard to absorb a culture without eating with them. It is really hard to do because food is so much of what people do and how people live.” – Matthew Regusci

“More than 200 diseases are spread through food.  I bet the average person would be shocked to know that because we only really talk about the big six.” – Francine L Shaw

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