Comments on: From the front line of the Kimchi War http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:35:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: dogbert http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25315 dogbert Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:28:25 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25315 I heard the tooth fairy is katz's dad. I heard the tooth fairy is katz’s dad.

]]> By: Katz http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25314 Katz Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:18:29 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25314 I heard that these f*ers destroyed kimchis imported from Korea to invert things. I heard that these f*ers destroyed kimchis imported from Korea to invert things.

]]> By: xi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25313 xi Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:51:30 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25313 I want to remind some of the commentors of the fact that most kimichi from China is produced by Korean companies set up in China. I want to remind some of the commentors of the fact that most kimichi from China is produced by Korean companies set up in China.

]]> By: chungsk1 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25312 chungsk1 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:47:50 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25312 Korea keeps having these food problems all the time. They had that whole mandu scandal a while ago.... kind of scared to eat korean food now. Not that I could even if I wanted to Korea keeps having these food problems all the time. They had that whole mandu scandal a while ago…. kind of scared to eat korean food now. Not that I could even if I wanted to

]]> By: virtual wonderer http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25311 virtual wonderer Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:31:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25311 It's kinda cute. Someone should grab it for gravatar use. It’s kinda cute. Someone should grab it for gravatar use.

]]> By: Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25310 Curious (a.k.a. Sewing) Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:22:54 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25310 Mark wrote: "His mouth is shaped like the Canadian maple leaf. He must be hungry for Kraft dinner." ...or poutine washed down with some Labatt Blue. Mark wrote:

“His mouth is shaped like the Canadian maple leaf. He must be hungry for Kraft dinner.”

…or poutine washed down with some Labatt Blue.

]]> By: kimbob http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25309 kimbob Fri, 04 Nov 2005 08:07:51 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25309 I think it is safe to say the Korean media do not have all the right information nor do I believe that they are particularly reliable. James, I don't think it's the fault of the media this time. Consumers have the right to know what's coming down on their tables. The most fault lies with the Korean Health Ministry which keeps on giving everybody mixed signals causing panic and confusion. Understaffed, underbudgeted, and they are way in over their heads, at a time when Korean consumers demands of higher standards are getting ever higher. They simply just do not know what they're doing, and they need help. They need to look at food tracking and inspection systems that the US, Japan, and EU have in place, and ask for outside assistance and advice. As it stands, it's difficult to know where some of the food is really coming from. As far as we know, they could be shipped straight from a garbage dump, and months and years will go by before somebody finds out. With proper nation wide tagging, identification, tracking, and recording system, this would be difficult to happen. The greedy crooks may not be fully stopped, but at least it will be harder for them to do their business in the open. And I'm not even going to get into the needs of heavier punshiment and stricter law enforcements. These kinds of problems have always been there, and probably much worse not too long ago. What's changed is that media scrutiny has come much higher, whereas, in the past stuff like this were brushed under the carpet and ignored. The first steps of fixing a broken system is to admit that there is a problem. Korea's at that stage now. It's a growing pains of going from a developing country to a fully developed country with higher standards. I think it is safe to say the Korean media do not have all the right information nor do I believe that they are particularly reliable.

James, I don’t think it’s the fault of the media this time. Consumers have the right to know what’s coming down on their tables. The most fault lies with the Korean Health Ministry which keeps on giving everybody mixed signals causing panic and confusion. Understaffed, underbudgeted, and they are way in over their heads, at a time when Korean consumers demands of higher standards are getting ever higher. They simply just do not know what they’re doing, and they need help. They need to look at food tracking and inspection systems that the US, Japan, and EU have in place, and ask for outside assistance and advice.

As it stands, it’s difficult to know where some of the food is really coming from. As far as we know, they could be shipped straight from a garbage dump, and months and years will go by before somebody finds out. With proper nation wide tagging, identification, tracking, and recording system, this would be difficult to happen. The greedy crooks may not be fully stopped, but at least it will be harder for them to do their business in the open. And I’m not even going to get into the needs of heavier punshiment and stricter law enforcements.

These kinds of problems have always been there, and probably much worse not too long ago. What’s changed is that media scrutiny has come much higher, whereas, in the past stuff like this were brushed under the carpet and ignored. The first steps of fixing a broken system is to admit that there is a problem. Korea’s at that stage now.
It’s a growing pains of going from a developing country to a fully developed country with higher standards.

]]> By: rowan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25308 rowan Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:22:13 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25308 kimbob, i'm sure there will be some new laws passed as a result of all this, what i'm also sure of is that they will be largely redundant and only enforced when there is a political situation that calls for it. having a law against everything and only selectivlty enforcing them is that same as making laws up as you go along. kimbob,

i’m sure there will be some new laws passed as a result of all this, what i’m also sure of is that they will be largely redundant and only enforced when there is a political situation that calls for it.

having a law against everything and only selectivlty enforcing them is that same as making laws up as you go along.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25307 Sonagi Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:07:36 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25307 I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I got food poisoning in China. Fortunately, it was never serious, just a few trips to the toilet to flush out the bug, but I knew people who rushed to the hospital doubled over in pain, usually after eating meat. I became a vegetarian in China and continue to avoid meat here in America due to the use of antibiotics and hormones. On CCTV there is a program called "Zhiliang Baogao" (Quality Report). After watching several times, I realized no food is safe, even apples and oranges. Those pretty polished pieces of fruit were once growing mold in a warehouse before being rescued by successive chemical baths and coatings. Bottled oils, sauces, and liquors with national brand labels sold in small mom-and-pop stores may be dangerous concoctions cooked up in a shack. Restaurant food is sometimes prepared in the most unsanitary conditions: on a floor or in a filthy sink. Watching Zhiliang Baogao is an excellent appetite supressor. I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I got food poisoning in China. Fortunately, it was never serious, just a few trips to the toilet to flush out the bug, but I knew people who rushed to the hospital doubled over in pain, usually after eating meat. I became a vegetarian in China and continue to avoid meat here in America due to the use of antibiotics and hormones. On CCTV there is a program called “Zhiliang Baogao” (Quality Report). After watching several times, I realized no food is safe, even apples and oranges. Those pretty polished pieces of fruit were once growing mold in a warehouse before being rescued by successive chemical baths and coatings. Bottled oils, sauces, and liquors with national brand labels sold in small mom-and-pop stores may be dangerous concoctions cooked up in a shack. Restaurant food is sometimes prepared in the most unsanitary conditions: on a floor or in a filthy sink. Watching Zhiliang Baogao is an excellent appetite supressor.

]]> By: judge judy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/11/03/from-the-front-line-of-the-kimchi-war/#comment-25306 judge judy Fri, 04 Nov 2005 06:30:17 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2118#comment-25306 are the parasite eggs alive or dead (from natural causes, irradiation or high-temperature heat treatment) and, if alive, can they live through digestive acids to hatch and produce internal parasites? are the parasite eggs alive or dead (from natural causes, irradiation or high-temperature heat treatment) and, if alive, can they live through digestive acids to hatch and produce internal parasites?

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