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It makes me wonder what kind of bad chemicals and poison they put into Mac French Fries, that can cause polluted waste water. Me not a chef, but i do know normal washing and slicing potatoes will not produce polluted waste water, unless they have bad chemicals added https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mcdonalds-supplier-gets-beijings-biggest-pollution-fine-xinhua-051741147--finance.html A McDonald's joint venture in China supplying its outlets with French fries has been slapped with a record 3.9 million yuan ($630,000) fine for water pollution, state media reported. The fine levied against Beijing Simplot Food Processing is the largest ever meted out by the city of Beijing for pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the municipal environmental watchdog. Beijing Simplot Food Processing is a joint venture between US agribusiness concern J.R. Simplot Company, McDonald's and the Beijing Agricultural, Industrial and Commerce General Company, Xinhua said. Established in 1992, Beijing Simplot makes French fries and hash browns for McDonald's, Xinhua said, adding that it also produces them for "other East Asian customers", without elaborating. The fine comes as China cracks down nationwide on air, water and soil pollution amid rising public discontent over health concerns, and national embarrassment of the blight on the image of the world's second-largest economy. A new environmental law -- the first in 25 years -- went into force this year, imposing tougher penalties and pledging that violators will be "named and shamed". Recent studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of China's soil is estimated to be polluted, and that 60 percent of underground water is too contaminated to drink. According to Xinhua, inspectors in November discovered that a water quality indicator in Beijing Simplot Food Processing's waste water exceeded limits and immediately blocked its pipes, ordering it to treat the water at a processing plant. The polluted water flowed into city pipes, the report said, citing a local environmental protection office. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday, Beijing Simplot Food Processing said it accepted the decision and paid the fine on schedule after having "immediately cooperated" with authorities after the problem was discovered. McDonald's said in a statement e-mailed to AFP that it took the violation "very seriously" and would be monitoring Beijing Simplot's compliance in the future. "All McDonald's suppliers must comply with all relevant local laws and regulations," it said. .

Someone sent this to me this morning and I thought it is good to know about it...... Every body should read this... > > > > I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes > > I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the other half for later. > > Now with this info, I have changed my mind....will buy smaller onions > > in the future... > > > > Written by Zola Gorgon - author of several cookbooks.. > > Watch out for those spoiled onions... > > > > > > I had the > > wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of > > mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters > > in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO. > > > > Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I > > learned from a chemist. > > > > The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers. > > Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the > > sauce formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's. > > > > Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, > > someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People > > are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will > > surprise you. > > Ed said that all commercially-made Mayo is completely safe. > > > > "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, > > but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in > > mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that > > environment. He then talked about the quint essential picnic, with > > the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames > > the mayonnaise when someone gets sick. > > > > Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the > > officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where > > those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the > > mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the > > outdoors. It's probably the onions, and if > > not the onions, it's the > > POTATOES. > > > > He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially > > uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced > > onion. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and > > put it in your refrigerator. > > It's already > > contaminated enough just by being cut > > open and out for a bit, that it can > > be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in > > your hotdogs at the baseball park!) > > > > Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll > > probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your > > sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist > > potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than > > any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down. > > > > So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am > > going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, > > I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company, that > > produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.' > > > > Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolise > > onions.

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