Comments on: Staples for Breakfast, Anyone?

By: Dianne

Dianne — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:04:19 +0000

I found a staple wire inside a Chewy Chips Ahoy cookie last month. I was this close to swallowing it! Sent an email to Kraft USA about it. Kraft Phils wanted to replace the product but I told them I just wanted to bring the matter to their attention. Sheesh… What if that happened to a kid???

By: present tense

present tense — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:36:58 +0000

Sister / MM, i’m no expert but do have some food product design experience with mainly beverages. No much – but enough to discern that the can itself acts as a protective barrier and isnt as porous as the normal parchment type wrap paper normally used for butter and margerines in Manila. So the amounts ( preservatives et al ) used – if used at all – are in smaller quantities. The can prevents sunlight, oxygen, and other similar stressors from permeating or if they do the rate of penetration is slower. The can itself serves as a preservative in that it absorbs the low temperatures used for storage. And the use of the term ‘reconstituted’ is confusing. If it is actually reconstituted, then why use the can unless it is a marketing ploy. Parts ( possibly milk / cream ) may be reconstituted – but im not sure if this applies to the whole thing. In Manila, a manufacturer must declare the ingredients of a food product by law. Not sure if this applies to repackers though. Not much info but hope that helps. Cheers

By: Renn Xu

Renn Xu — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:55:07 +0000

Oh my, that’s dangerous. O_O

By: kim e

kim e — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:38:37 +0000

i found staple wires in my danggit purchased from cebu… just when i was about to put a spoonful of rice, egg and danggit in my mouth! from then on, i would inspect and transfer every single dried fish from its original packaging to another container, just to make sure no1 at home accidentally eats one (esp since we have a toddler at home). hay.

By: corazon

corazon — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:14:12 +0000

Good pm Mr market man, i came across your batuan post, a souring agent from the visayan region. Iâ€™m just wondering because, a tree have grown on our yard in a matter of one year and now it is bearing lot of fruits just like your posted images of batuan fruits. ( ripe-yellow in color and when unripe, itâ€™s green) There are reddish or pinkish small seeds inside. Can u please tell me what did you see when you have open a batuan tree. I will appreciate it very much if you can post the inside of the batuan tree.Thank you.

By: bagito

bagito — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:25:21 +0000

YIKES!

By: daryl

daryl — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:16:44 +0000

I’ve had experiences like this. The earliest one I can remember(over a decade ago) is spitting out staple wire from a can of beans. In college, I’ve tried having paper in my steamed rice; and on another occasion, a small chipped fragment from a plastic drinking glass in one of my pizzas. For the latter two(both are very recognizable, by the way), both establishments were hesitant to admit that it was their mistake even implying that I was the one who placed those things in their food. They sort of eased off with the questions when I said that I was just telling them and I wasn’t making a big deal out of it nor was I asking for any form of compensation. I did not even ask for my food to be replaced.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:46:03 +0000

Sister, a good question. The can states no ingredients list. Other cans of similar butter made in New Zealand and exported to the U.S. state only pasteurized cream and salt. So one has to wonder…

By: sister

sister — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:41:09 +0000

What emulsifiers, artificial coloring, and or preservatives are used for butter reconstituted in Makati?

By: lee

lee — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:09:16 +0000

Rice is our staple food not wire. There are a lot of instances when the safety of the consumer is not considered by the ones who prepare food. Staple wires, dirty work areas, pesticides, rats in the kitchen.