I think there are two issues here. Your local health department will
apply the same standards to an ethnic market/restaurant and will shut them
down if they fail to make the grade. This is based upon best practice of
cleanliness and proper food handling. However, they will not be testing
foreign sourced food products for material that should not be there. That
is beyond the scope of their abilities and is left up to federal agencies
who likely have seen their budgets slashed. I am particularly suspicious of
products coming out of China. Recall the melamine in the milk powder
scandal of a few years ago. Re the green tea, I have no opinion as I don't
drink it. Black tea kind of guy.
Charlie
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 9:43 AM Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is no end to the claims that Asian, Mexican, and other ethnic
> markets operate outside the established health standards. If they did, the
> health department would shut them down. You're more likely to develop
> health problems going to McDonald's.
>
> These recent claims about green tea being harmful to your liver,
> etc., etc., are nothing more than "rectal verbalization".
>
> >
> >:-)
> >
> >I'm on my third box, John. Perhaps N America has a problem with Chinese
> >supermarkets, but in the UK any retail outlet has to abide by the same
> >regulations.
> >
>
>
> Chris
>
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