Live Like You Were Dying

25 September 2008, 18:21 pm (Thu)

Just a Tea Break

Today lunch picked the wrong dishes…. so not really finish my meal. By 3pm, my tummy started to scream for topping. emoticon

Decided to give my poor tummy a good treat, this was what I reward him ! emoticon

080925GorengPisang.jpg picture by tomtankc

Yes… Goreng Pisang or Fried Banana. Drove all the way to the roadside store to get this evil oily stuff.

I dont eat other outlet Goreng Pisang other than by this auntie. The flour skin she made it extra crispy and her stock of banana usually fresh and sweet. mmm…… i think i have not eat her foods for more than 12 mths already. Good to revisit her. emoticon

About Melamine

So much talking on media about Melamine and the tainted milk products since this compound causes babies dead in China. So what is Melamine ? Any idea emoticon ?

What is Melamine ?

Melamine is a white powder with unique properties - the chemical compound melamine (triamino-triazine - C3N6H6), consisting of carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen.

The German scientist Justus von Liebig first synthesized a compound in the 1830s and called it melamine. Commercial interest and synthesis of the compound started in 1937. Nowadays melamine is an important starting material for the production of synthetic thermosetting products worldwide. Melamine is often used as a brand name.

What is melamine mainly used for?

The main use of melamine is as a reactive intermediate for the manufacturing of melamine-formaldehyde (MF) and melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resins. Most melamine-based resins are used in decorative surface laminates and in adhesives for the production of water- and moisture-resistant wood-based panels.

The wood-based panel industry supplies end-markets such as the construction industry with boards, panels and beams. The majority of these panels are surfaced with durable, hardwearing decorated melamine papers. Panels and laminates are used as kitchen worktops and tabletops, and for furniture, flooring and wall coverings.

Oh dear, all that mentioned on the application of Melamine have nothing to foods. Not a consumeable item emoticon   How come it end up ini diary products ?  emoticon

The latest review in the media was they found Melamine in below candy !  

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/White_rabbit.jpgThe cute WHITE RABBIT candy from China emoticon  A very popular candy for kids. I like this candy when i am younger but not now. Foreseen the poor factory in China going to close shop after this report emoticon
 

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_kenneth/whiterabbit.jpg

Wonder what is the next finding on Melamine ? More contaminated/poison foods will be appear in the market…. Oh ya… do wait for the comment from Miss Sui…. I believe she suspected she got poison too by now… emoticon






















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