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More than 1 in 4 soy sauce samples found with substance that can cause cancer, Hong Kong watchdog warns
Nikki Sun
“Hongkongers consume soy sauce almost every day,” said Consumer Council Chief Executive Gilly Wong Fung-han, urging the Centre for Food Safety to look into the matter and regulate the amount of 4-methylimidazole allowed in food, taking reference from other countries.
Currently, there is no standard for the safety and quality of soy sauces and seasonings in Hong Kong, but, for example, California law requires that businesses put a warning on product packaging against consuming more than 29 micrograms of 4-methylimidazole per day, the council said.
The amount was found in roughly 2 millilitres – under half a teaspoon – of the soy sauce sample produced by Yu Pin King and 7 millilitres of Tung Chun’s King’s Dark Soy Source in the test.
Wong attributed the existence of the possible carcinogens in the soy sauce to a common practise aimed at increasing colour intensity of the products.
To achieve this, manufacturers often add caramel colourings to soy sauces during the browning process. The ingredients were found to contain a contaminant of 4-methylimidazole.
The use of certain types of caramel colourings in food and beverages has been under increasing scrutiny in recent years, as researches found “clear evidence of carcinogenic activity in animals” due to the intake of 4-methylimidazole.
However, Wong Ka-hing, associate director at Polytechnic University’s Food Safety and Technology Research Centre said a man would need to consume at least three litres of soy sauce per day to reach the level required for cancer in the animal test.
“The reason that Hong Kong does not have such regulations is probably because the risks are extremely low,”Wong said, adding California was the only state in the US to have such regulations.
In addition to the dubious substance, the overall quality of the city’s soy sauce products were also concerning.
When assessed by Taiwan Soy Sauce Standard, only one in four tested samples in the city reached its highest Grade A level, while 10 failed to meet the lowest requirements – with four of them produced by local brand Amoy.
While many soy sauces in the market claimed to be“naturally brewed”, three samples out of 21 such products exceeded the levulinic acid content limit to attach such a label.
The Food and Safety Centre said it was studying the soy sauce samples from the survey, and would follow those which failed to comply with current regulations.
Customs said all the trade descriptions written on the packaging – including whether the soy sauces are “naturally brewed” or not – must correctly describe the product in question.
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Tricks Con Artists Use to Win Your Trust
Brandon Specktor rd.com
Con artists are masters of trust
You can learn a lot about trust from the people who violate it for a living. “A hood planning a bank holdup might case the treasury for rudimentary facts, but in the end he depends on his gun. A con artist’s only weapon is his brain,” says celebrity con man Frank Abagnale, author of the memoir Catch Me If You Can. So what do Abagnale and other con artists know that you don’t? For starters, how to earn the confidence of strangers in seconds flat. Make sure you’re aware of these 10 online scams and how to avoid them.
Con artists target the vulnerable
If you’ve ever been scammed (and most of us have, in one way or another) it doesn’t mean you’re stupid—it only means you were vulnerable. That’s because scam artists play to emotions, not intelligence. “People who are going through times of extreme life change, for instance, are very vulnerable to con artists because you lose your equilibrium,” says science writer Maria Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It … Every Time. “You end up more susceptible to all types of cons when you, for instance, have lost a job… [but] positive changes also make you vulnerable—you start being more credulous of good things in general.” Other easy targets? The lonely, the elderly, and the insecure (usually men) are notoriously easy targets. Millennials need to be aware of these financial scams.
Con artists get you talking—a lot
The most successful cons hinge on desire—what can the con artist offer the victim that will make them abandon rational thought for the promise of fantasy? The best way to discover someone’s desires: Ask. “Victims don’t ask a lot of questions; they answer a lot of questions,” writes a retired telemarketing scammer in this shocking true confession. “Victims don’t look for why the offer is a scam; they look for why the offer will make them money. They want you to make them feel good so they can pull the trigger.” A scammer not only needs to be a master actor but a master listener. And they have tricks for that, too. Watch out! These phone call scams can steal your money.
Con artists say your name
“It is crazy how much more we will like someone if they remember our name,” Konnikova says. “And you can fake this: If I’ve looked up your picture and I can say, ‘Hey, [name], do you remember me?’ you are not going to say, ‘I don’t know who the hell you are.’ You will fake it, and you might even convince yourself that you have met me in the past.” A name creates a sense of familiarity, but it can also serve as a distraction. Professional card hustlers might even say your name to draw your attention away from their mischievous hands.
Con artists mimic your posture
Numerous studies show that mirroring body language increases empathy. It makes salesmen more likely to close deals, and it allows con men to build subconscious bonds with their victims. Retired con artist Simon Lovell, author of How to Cheat at Everything: A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles, admits to drawing people in by mirroring their body language at bars. Mirroring creates a feeling of familiarity and belonging, and most importantly to scammers, it breaks down mental defenses by allowing access to their victims’ physical space.
Con artists show their “flaws”
Con men tend to be great talkers. “Many men kissed the Blarney Stone,” former scammer Lovell likes to say, “a con man has swallowed it.” And speech can be manipulated just as effectively as body language to build a quick sense of familiarity between scammer and victim. A good con man will put his victim at ease by telling stories that reveal his own anxieties, faults, and desires, thereby fabricating what feels like common ground. As research shows, we’re quick to trust people we see as imperfect (like ourselves).
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