On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 07:38:44 GMT, "Peter Dy" >
wrote:

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> wrote in message
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>>I miss the bamboo chopsticks that we used to have but I don't trust the
>> new manufactures from China
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>Yeah, the Chinese just have so little experience in dealing with bamboo.
>Lol. What a stupid post.
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>Peter
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Dinna be so dismissive! Your Japanese restaurant takeout ones aren't
safe either and those hot nappies don't belong anywhere near your
membranes nevermind to wipe "clean" utensils.

I get my Mainland news READ to me but English translations are
available on the internet:
" In China's small roadside restaurants, the widely used disposable
chopsticks are referred to as "sanitary" chopsticks. They are commonly
seen in Chinese restaurants overseas. You can see them placed together
in a container or packaged separately and labeled "Sanitized For Your
Safety!" According to a survey in China, over 80% of those chopsticks
have never been sanitized. Fierce market competition has made it
impossible to cover all the costs, so some businesses have omitted the
sanitizing process. Others burn sulfur to make the chopsticks look
bright and white even though they know it could make the chopsticks
toxic. In order to minimize costs and increase profit, some
manufacturing jobs are subcontracted out to prisons and forced labor
camps where there are no controls put on sanitary conditions."