CNY is days away,the reunion is tomorrow.In case you decide to have a BBQ instead of steamboat
(wait a minute,some steamboat restaurants do coat their grills with aluminium foil!!!gasp! gasp! what on earth have we been eating all this while?)
please don't slowly poison your entire family from grandpa tru grandchild by buying the fake product.
Here's a checklist for you to refer to and make your choices or demand for a removal of the offending foil from your steamboat grill at the local restaurant.
1.Where can you find the bloody distributor so you can pelt his gate with some toxic china oranges this CNY?
Presgrave street,Penang Island
2.How do you spot a fake Diamond brand?
Someone didn't pay attention during lesson and spelt the word "Storing" as "Staring".So do check the packaging for spelling mistakes.Actually when this comes up,it sort of tells me that the thing is printed in China,like what happened to our tourism pamphlets when Ng Yen2 was cornered with the fiasco overseas at the Malaysian Pavilion.Don't blame China all the way,most of this is based on the orders of our locals who demand a lower price and lowest quality possible so much so that our market still remains flooded with the most Fatcai products just like the case of toxic plastic toys.
3.What are the repercussions?
It may not be of food grade quality which means your health may be affected.Plastic compounds may have been added and I don't need to tell you what burning plastic does to your DNA.In case you don't know,when your descendants give birth to the next generation of X man-woman mutants don't say you didn't read it here.
4. How do you test to differentiate between the genuine and fake?
First use a lighter test.The real blackens and takes some time to burn,the fake burns a hole very quickly.In fact almost instantly so this test is almost fail proof in establishing it's genuineness,no holograms required.
Second check for shiny sides.The real one is dull on one side and shiny on the other,the fake could be shiny on both sides
5. Shiny on both sides look better right?
Wrong,one side could be composed of plastic compounds thus giving it a shiny sheen.Both sides shiny is NOT good news nor of higher quality.It means less aluminium used and no matter what the cooking pans will tell you about aluminium,to have the real thing coating your foil is better anytime over a plastic coat of compounds.
6.You want to be a snitch/informer.Who to call?
1 800 886 800
Article taken from The Sun
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE TOWN (Jan 31, 2011): Consumers have been warned to be on the lookout for a fake aluminium foil product cleverly made to imitate an established brand, which may pose health and safety risks to the public.
The imitation, which has been openly distributed and sold in retail outlets around the country, may be particularly hazardous when used by unwary consumers for cooking and the packaging of food.
A Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry enforcement unit seized some 2,860 boxes of the imitation at two warehouses in Seberang Prai and in Presgrave Street on Penang island last Thursday.
The ministry conducted a raid after it was alerted by the local company that distributes the original Diamond Aluminium Foil, an American brand which has been popular in Malaysia for decades.
The company discovered the existence of the imitation about three months ago.
The state deputy director of the ministry, Guna Selan Marian, said the items had been sent for examination as there were concerns about possible toxicity as a result of a lack of quality of material used and the production process.
"This product is widely used in restaurants and homes," he said at a press conference today. The original is made with quality control, but the quality of the counterfeit is doubtful," Marian said, pointing out that the imitation has an unusually strong shine.
"Many consumers have been deceived not just by the counterfeit product, but its pricing which is similar to that of the original," he added.
Two men, aged 53 and 34, who own the premises at which the counterfeit products were found, have been detained and are being investigated under Section 3(1)(b) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1972, Marian said.
An offence under the section carries a jail term of three years or fine of RM100,000 or both. A company found guilty under S3(1)(b) can be fined a sum of up to RM250,000, Marian said.
The original Diamond Aluminium Foil bears a sticker of the licensed distributor on its packaging. Anyone with feedback or complaints can call the ministry’s hotline at 1-800-886 800.
