On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:46:34 AM UTC-10, Roy wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:32:57 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 9:38:40 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2016-09-07 3:34 PM, sf wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 18:20:04 +1000, Bruce >
> > >
> > > >> Have you not heard of Chinese restaurant syndrome in a UK context? In
> > > >> the Netherlands, it's been discussed a lot over the years, with the same
> > > >> outcome that's MSG is harmless for most people.
> > > >
> > > > Shellfish is harmless to most people too, but....
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What can I say? When I was working we often went for Chinese food,
> > > especially when we were working afternoon shifts. Most of the time we
> > > had no problems, but there was a place we tried that had a terrific
> > > Thursday night special. It was a race back to the office and the one
> > > washroom, a effect we all attributed to MSG.
> >
> > Many people like to blame MSG when there is a problem with Chinese food.. They depend of feelings instead of any kind of real data. I always say that one can eat Chinese food but never go into the kitchen. You don't want to see what goes on back there. Getting sick at a Chinese restaurant is not surprising but I seriously doubt that it's the GRAS MSG. Mostly, it's due to any number of poor food handling practices.
>
> I used to deliver supplies to restaurants and mam oh man some of them were a mess. I should have taken the local food inspector with me and we could have shut down nearly ever establishment in that city.
> ====

The MSG is the cleanest thing in those joints. My old boss had his favorite New York City Chinese restaurant closed down for having pussy cat in the pressed duck. He and his friend would always have the pressed duck when they ate there. It was their favorite dish. He was sad when it was closed down. No more pressed "whatever" for them.