Video Exposes Horrible Food Safety Standards In China Mooncake Factories

Do you know where your mooncakes came from?

No, I’m not talking about the legend of how mooncakes were said to be used to smuggle messages to overthrow the Yuan government.

Think more realistically- if your mooncake didn’t come from your mother’s kitchen, where else could it have come from?

Factories.

You might have heard of the man who ate mooncakes till his blood turned white – but this video of how mooncakes are made in factories might make your face turn white.

Video Exposed How Mooncakes Were Made 

A video filmed in Shandong province last month exposed the dismissive attitudes of workers from three mooncake factories towards the hygiene of the mooncake.

Viewer discretion is advised. 

Picked Up Mooncake Batter From Floor

In the first factory, the pancakes were stacked on dirty trays that looked like they haven’t been washed for decades.

The mooncake machine was overfilled with mooncake batter. The excess was picked up from the floor by the workers- not to throw them away, but to put it back to the same batch.

The same applies for mooncakes that have fallen onto the dirty floor.

Workers Touched Mooncakes Without Any Gloves 

Even though the dough wasn’t lying directly on the floor at the second factory, it doesn’t mean it was better than the first.

The thin sheets of plastic were the only thing separating the dough from the dusty-looking floor. Some were also left exposed without anything covering them.

The people in the video also said that there were “a lot of flies” at the second factory.

A close-up shot of an employer’s hand showed her bare and dirty hands. Workers generally handled the mooncakes with dirty hands.

Dirty Machines Used 

The third factory also had employers packing the mooncakes without gloves.

An employer was also caught licking her fingers after wrapping each mooncake.

The machines there were also filthy. Dried dough marks can be seen on the machine.

Still want to watch the video? Here’s the link again.

With the Mooncake Festival over, all I can say is good luck if you’ve makan-ed any of these mooncakes #justsaying

However, it’s noted that most of the mooncakes made in the video are being sold online, so it’s rather safe if you buy yours from your favourite restaurant or bakery.

In Other Dirty Food News…

In 2014, an Indian food delicacies and sweets manufacturing factory in Malaysia was shut down after employees were seen placing food items on the floor.

And in the UK, biscuits produced by Middlebrough firm Baketime Ltd were recalled after batches of their products were subjected to pest contamination.

With so many cases of massive food poisoning, all Goody Feed can say is this: bo bian.