I believe they are. Hawkers and fast food chains here ALL (99.9%) used recycled oil to cook food as its CHEAPER.
Maye that's the real reason for high cases of Colon Cancer here.
Anyone else care to add?
RECENTLY, the Taiwan consumer protection agency discovered that fast-food chains Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's had been re-using their oil for deep-frying for days without replacing it. Some of the restaurants' cooking oil test even failed the acid value stipulated by local health officials.
It was reported that the chemical compound acrylamide, which is linked to cancer (although not scientifically proven), forms in some foods during high-temperature cooking processes such as frying. Therefore, it may be a potential health risk if oil used for deep-frying is not changed after prolonged use.
Is there any official guideline or regulation here to ensure restaurants and hawker stalls regularly change the oil used for deep-frying?
Chu Wen Yuan
Maye that's the real reason for high cases of Colon Cancer here.
Anyone else care to add?
RECENTLY, the Taiwan consumer protection agency discovered that fast-food chains Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's had been re-using their oil for deep-frying for days without replacing it. Some of the restaurants' cooking oil test even failed the acid value stipulated by local health officials.
It was reported that the chemical compound acrylamide, which is linked to cancer (although not scientifically proven), forms in some foods during high-temperature cooking processes such as frying. Therefore, it may be a potential health risk if oil used for deep-frying is not changed after prolonged use.
Is there any official guideline or regulation here to ensure restaurants and hawker stalls regularly change the oil used for deep-frying?
Chu Wen Yuan