Melamine

Before the melamine scare, I think many people would never even have heard of such a word. [I don't think I did either.] At first it started out scary, now it's just downright laughable. Maybe it's callous of me to say so, especially when tens of thousands of babies have ended up in hospital.

Let me explain why: We all thought at first, this is just some China food scare, now the news has said that melamine is found in Malaysia-made goods. [http://ph.news.yahoo.com/cna/20081024/tap-183-ava-orders-malaysia-made-julies-231650b.html] I was just wondering, is there some syndicate out there that's controlling these food productions? If you think this is far-fetched, why should it be? Just as how there are world bodies like the United Nations and WTO, there are the filthy rich mafias and triads that have gone global.

The next question is, why would they want to put melamine in chocolate bars and biscuits? The explanation for milk powder is understandable, it being that the milk powder needs to pass the protein level test and it would as melamine helps to artificially boost the protein levels. But chocolate bars and biscuits? What gain in sales or taste would melamine give, since there is no protein level test to pass? Then, one can only say, these manufacturers are not exactly smart as they put their reputations and businesses to risk by having melamine in these products, which have no apparent use to them at this point.

Am I worried? Not much, even though I have eaten these biscuits MADE IN CHINA AND MALAYSIA all my life. [Think of the many trips I've had to M'sia and coming back with big bags of snacks bought from Giant!] If reports are true, that the levels of melamine are so low that it's pretty much harmless for an adult, I'm pretty much still well and healthy. But my heart goes out to the children who are way more vulnerable.