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sweetmag · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: This is Serious!

This is Serious!

This incident happened recently in North Texas .

A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday.

The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis.

Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of soda cans before drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being cleaned.

A study at NYCU showed that the tops of soda cans are more contaminated than public toilets (i.e).. full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident.
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Pam · Extremist Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 1020 Location: Sibu

Urgghhhh!!! Killer Rat urine!!! Shocked

Another solution is to buy bottled sodas.
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mar · Fanatic Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 233 Location: Brunei

I always wash the top of the can before drinking...
...and when eating out, wipe any cutlery before using them - no matter how clean they look.
Guess it's a habit - and a good one I guess... Laughing

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sweetmag · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:24 am Post subject:

yup... better to buy bottle drinks... Wink

but if at a restaurant or sthg and they only have cans, then wipe the can and pour it out into a glass lah... Wink

mar... I have the same habit too... wipe all cutlery and cans, I love chinese restaurants not only for their food but also for the fact that they give you hot water to wash all your cutlery and whatnots Wink

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Brother in Law · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:02 am Post subject:

...you can always request a glass.... Laughing

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sweetmag · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:15 am Post subject:

definitely Wink

but still... wipe the can b4 pouring the drink out Wink

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zulPutrajaya · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

it has happen quite a time... and some died of meningitis too....
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sweetmag · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:00 am Post subject:

yup... quite sad I tell you Rolling Eyes

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Leeann · Fan Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 39 Location: P.J.

I think alot of ppl do that nowadays!! Try to rinse the top of the can too if it's possible!! Sometimes dry tissues don't get all the bits of dirt on it .... my thoughs!!! I don't quite fancy the restaurants or especially mamak stalls where the put all the cutlery in a holder and it goes from table to table and some ppl touch the tips of the forks of spoons and I've seen some sneeze when that thing is right in front of them .... puts me off lah!!!

sweetmag · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

I agree

quite disgusting... but I prefer to see it and get it rinsed or wiped with wet wipes then them bringing it from the inside where we dont know where its been... for all you know they couldnt find one and picked it up from the floor or sthg... eewww... disgusting!!! Confused

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Brother in Law · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:25 pm Post subject:

...health and hygiene rules here in the UK have overcome much of these problems. The trouble is they have also stopped a lot of fun eating...
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sweetmag · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:10 am Post subject:

in malaysia hygiene and cleanliness is stii not the priority of most food handlers Rolling Eyes

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ivy · Groupie Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 322

I agreed... I hated when I saw someone served a bowl of sup or noodles with his or her tumb ( with a long finger nail) in the side of the bowl.

sweetmag · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:50 am Post subject:

yup... seen that before.... Wink

seen once a burger stall... totally not his fault though... the burger vendor didnt realise a cockroach had climbed into the hot grill thingy and when he turned the burger patty, it landed nicely on the cockroach... can you imagine? Rolling Eyes

he was quick to push it away and clean the pan, but the burger was still out aside with the rest to be fitted in the bun... dont think the person who ordered that burger realized that Rolling Eyes

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ivy · Groupie Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 322

cockroach .......can be eaten Cool

( but i never try before). I knew some parts of the world (like Thailand) do eat insect.

Some restaurant , if you have a chance to go to thier kitchen, sometimes we can see chef or cook, without wearing anything on her or his head and sweating like no body business , well..........imagine how they clean up the sweat on thier forehead ? Some clean it with towels but what I had seen is , clean with thier hands and I am thinking, did they add additional ingredient in the dish Question

( jeng.............jeng.....jeng........... Twisted Evil

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sweetmag · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

dats why they say hawker food is always better Wink

extra spices Wink

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Brother in Law · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:09 am Post subject:

... don't you mean more body Rolling Eyes

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zulPutrajaya · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:01 am Post subject:

more sweats and guts in it eh LOL
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sweetmag · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

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