Laughing over milk crisis

In class yday, my lecturer touched abit on the Milk crisis that's happening not only in China, but all around the world. Product testings, product recalls, people hospitalised..

He mentioned that this event has showed how globalised the economy is, and also the dependancy we are on external resources.

And the solution to all these problems?

GO ADOPT A COW!

Haha.. the class laughed at the silly thought and he continued with his lecture. Well, we could afford to laugh because we weren't the people who are badly hit by this crisis. But what's disheartening was to see the headline Rabbit sweets toxic too.

I ATE ALOT OF THAT WHEN I WAS A KID LOR........... Urgh.

My take on the situation - Sometimes people just need to be a little more selfless, and little less selfish. Think of the consequences before you act. Actually what we eat are actually more or less toxic, unless they're organic. That's what I think la... so maybe this crisis will present an opportunity for people in the Organic Products Industry?

But still, we still need to thank the whistle blowers aka 'pau toh kia', wherever they are!

Zaobao - Reporter who exposed contaminated Sanlu products hailed as hero by Chinese public

AFP - China finds more brands of tainted baby milk: state media

Abstract:

Andrew Ferrier, the head of New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, which owns 43 percent of Sanlu, said Fonterra knew of the contamination in early August and pushed for an immediate recall but that Sanlu was slowed by Chinese rules.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said her government learned of the contamination problem September 5, then "blew the whistle" three days later by informing Beijing after local Chinese officials refused to act.