On 2016-09-07 4:46 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:32:57 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>> 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.

It didn't happen at the Chinesee restaurant across the road.

>
> 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. ====

It should be no surprise that when you check the health department
inspection reports there are an inordinate number of Chinese restaurants
who are getting shut down. Curiously, when there is an outbreak of food
poisoning, it is more often at a middle Eastern restaurant.