Recently I was reading an article on AltHealthWorks.com
about fake rice being produced in China. The rice is being made out of plastic
believe it or not and no one is doing anything about it. Naturally, as a health
advocate and researcher of food and how food is processed I thought to myself,
this is going WAY too far.
Plastic rice? Ingesting even small amounts of plastic is
horrible for the digestive system and hormones. The BPA (chemical) in plastic
mimics estrogen and this hormone skyrockets in the body when BPA is ingested.
Ingest plastic rice and you’re basically asking to die young of breast cancer.
Every once in a while I would hear something crazy from
China like this and was always weary of food from China for this reason. You
have to think, not only is the food being shipped from the other side of the
world (just think of what could happen during that time and possible exposure
or contamination) but beyond that look at what certain Chinese companies are
doing to food. Making it fake, and as cheap as humanly possible. China is using
their innovative methods that they use to make cheap technology products, toys
and other consumer products and applying that mindset to food, which is
absolutely dangerous.
1.Tilapia
Fish:
Tilapia is commonly fish-farmed in China. These fish are
some of the worst, most toxic and unhealthy fish that you can come across. A
tilapia fish will eat anything, comparable to a bottom-feeder fish and fish
farming is a small pool of waste water that the fish live in. It’s one of the
worst fish purchases you could buy and it’s commonly known that in China the
sea-food farmers won’t even let their children eat the seafood that they farm,
that should tell you something. 80% of the Tilapia in America comes from China.
2. Cod
Fish:
Cod is another type of fish that is fish farmed in China.
This fish is not healthy and lives in its own waste. Currently just over 50% of
American Cod comes from China.
3.
Chinese Apple Juice:
Believe it or not approximately 50% of the apple juice sold
in the United States comes from China. China is the LARGEST pesticide producing
country in the world and they haven’t even begun to address pesticide or
chemical residue on foods. I recommend completely avoiding apple juice, for
yourself and your children. Fruit juice is too rich in sugar and is better
mixed with vegetable juice for your blood sugar levels.
4.
Processed Mushrooms:
US inspectors have found tainted mushrooms from China. Some
manufacturers in China go so far as to label these processed mushrooms organic
to increase their profits. If you do a Google search you’ll find that there are
many “mystery mushrooms” in China, completely fake. 34% of processed mushrooms
are from China. Do your best to know your source, buy local and true organic!
5.
Chinese Garlic:
We inspectors have also found tainted garlic from China.
Garlic from China is sprayed with chemicals more than abundantly and this
garlic leaves a bad aftertaste, that of a chemical concoction. 31% of Garlic
sold in the US is from China.
6. Chicken:
In 2013 the US Department of Agriculture approved the sale
of Chinese chicken in America. Many food safety experts are concerned with the
quality of this chicken as China is a country where avian influenza and
food-borne illness are common. Beyond that, China produces more pesticides than
any other country in the world and is polluted by not only that but mass
production and industry.
7.
Plastic Rice:
As I mentioned previously in this article, fake plastic rice
is being produced. It is believed that it is actually made from potatoes and a
fake synthetic resin. When boiled the rice stays hard and doesn’t cook like
regular rice. It is believed that long-term effects of this food could be
cancerous.
8. Mud
(Sold As Black Pepper):
A vendor in China collected mud and sold it as black pepper,
and also took flour and sold it as white pepper. Call it whatever you want and
sell away! The Chinese don’t have a lot of due diligence in their food and
safety regulatory systems. Not that these are always great, just look at
America! We have standards but very low standards at best.
9.
Industrial Salt:
Industrial salt is unfit for human consumption yet
Industrial salt was sold as table salt for 13 years! Industrial salt can cause
mental and physical issues, hypothyroid problems as well as reproductive system
disorders.
10.
Green Peas:
Yet another crazy out of this world scenario… I need a
t-shirt that says “Only in China” at this point. Green peas in China were found
in 2005, and may be still produced today. These fake peas were created with
snow peas, soy beans, along with green dye and sodium metabisulfite (a chemical
that is used as bleach and as a preservative). This dye is banned to use on
produce because it may cause cancer, as well as inhibit the body’s natural
ability to absorb calcium. These green peas also didn’t soften when boiled and
the water turned an unnatural green color. So, avoid green peas from China.
In my humble opinion food from China is some of the worst
food you can get on the planet. As I have mentioned, China produces more
pesticides than any other country in the world, meaning your food is most
likely to be laced with pesticides. It is one of the most polluted regions in
the entire world. 70% of rivers are polluted, the air is toxic and the sheer
volume production of products there leaves a lot of toxic chemicals and
by-products as waste that leak into the environment.
Take this one fact, the air in Beijing China is so polluted
that breathing it actually does as much damage to the lungs as smoking 40
cigarettes a day, says a new study as of 2015. From China? Just avoid it.
How can you tell if your apple juice, garlic or mushrooms
are from China? It’s difficult to tell. This is why I recommend shopping
locally at your farmers market and getting to know your farmer or supplier. Ask
questions at your health food or grocery store ask questions and do your
research. Use your cell phone to Google it in the store!
Source : The Hearty Soul