While happily wolfing down my indulgent CNY snack, my mum hollered: “Eh boy ar, how much snacks do you want to eat?”
“But I’m just sampling this, so that we know whether to buy more for our guests during CNY!”
“But that’s the 3rd container – of the same snack – you ate today.”
“Oh is it, but I swear I’m not hooked, like S hook Jie”
“Yah, not like that Ah Lian, but you can be hooked like Giant too you know?”
“Mum, you are from Mars, puffer fish is poisonous, and I don’t understand you.”
“Na, read this article.”
“Ohhhhhhh…..”
Sharp Metal Hook in Peanut Cookies
Lest you are unaware like me, ST reported that a metal object was found in a container of peanut cookie, sold by Giant supermarket at their Block 316B, Ang Mo Kio Street 31, outlet.
Snake, Lizard or S-Hook?
The snack, product of Malaysia, lists its importer as Mac Taste Bakery & Confectionery, and is distributed in Singapore by Espine Marketing & Investment.
“All Ms Foo Yen Pyng wanted was to enjoy an early Chinese New Year snack. But when she bit into it, she was horrified to feel something hard and sharp” reported the article.
The article added that “her 76-year-old father had bought the mini peanut puffs last week from a Giant supermarket at Block 316B Ang Mo Kio Street 31, near their home” and Ms Foo promptly spat out the hard object hidden within her kok zai snack.
To her horror, or relief, it turns out that the object was a shiny, metallic piece of S hook.
Horror because a metal piece surely doesn’t belong in a snack, relief because it could have been a lizard no?
Since Asian snacks are clearly the Kinder Surprise of the East nowadays.
Beats me how Kinder Surprise has its own Reddit thread, surprise surprise
What Giant Said
In response to ST queries, a Giant spokesperson (no, i don’t mean that person is large lah) reiterated that the company takes food safety and quality issues very seriously.
How not to after so many fried chi chaks?
“We immediately conducted a random check on a similar batch of the product at the store but no similar issues were found,” said the spokesman.
According to ST, “Giant has since removed the product from all stores pending the outcome of investigations. It added that its quality assurance and food safety team is working with the distributor and supplier to look into the issue” and has also since “apologised to the customer and will be arranging for a refund.”
One question remains though.
Has anybody independently verified that it was an AMK Giant and not a Yishun one?
#Fakefakenewsrealnews
Strawberry Needle Scare
If this sounds like yesteryear’s news, it’s because the strawberry scare has just kind of ended.
Last year, some strawberries in Australia were contaminated with sewing needles, leading to a nationwide (or even worldwide) panic and a massive recall.
It’s soon revealed that it’s the work of a 50-year-old woman who was taking revenge against her former colleague in a strawberry farm.
Well, it’s not a good idea to have fear for strawberries, but a fear of CNY cookies? That’s one good weapon in the fight against diabetes #justsaying
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