Hi guys,

I have been quietly reading the posts here for years. I enjoy reading all the posts given by the sifus here. Thank you all for all the helpful info thus far.

Right now, I would like to ask tuckfook, or anyone from penang, where i should shop for dvr equipment in Penang.

Thank you.

If the authorities still cannot understand tf's very detailed analysis of how nitrates are reduced to almost zero, they really need to go back to basic Form 5 chemistry lessons.

Clearly, the authorities should start using 2 classes of nitrates requirements for food regulation:
a) one for dried foods consumed without further cooking and in moderate quantities (its possible and reasonable to consume 500gm dried meat at one sitting say at a new year or football party)
So lets put a very tight limit on this one, say 1-5 ppm. (Sorry, too lazy to work out the figures now)
b) another for dried foods that need further cooking etc that is consumed in minute quantities ( eg, ginseng, birdnests are consumed max say 10gm of the natural stuff at one sitting?)

I would say for birdnest, a higher limit is reasonable. But, I think you get the idea. 500gm vs 10 gm; this means the levels for birdnest can be in the region of 50 times higher than for dried meats.
If you say 500gm meat at one sitting is too much, than 200gm ok? That still makes it reasonable to have a nitrate concentration that is 20x higher than dried meats.

Does anyone have a confirmed figure of what china allows for dried meats? Like waxed ducks, sausage, etc from china that we consume every year for chinese new year? Then, we can start comparing and making some headway in our fight (er lobby).

I think the central gomen are busy spending/allocating funds for saving their own skin, with the election so near.

This is also a very good time to see which dept step forward to help the industry. The more the better but, to be efffective, they need to be centrally organised.
I hope our sifus and seniors here get to contribute ideas as well.

Thank you for this fantastic entertaining link.
I am going to forward it to my siblings. I am sure they will have a good time, like me.

Looking forward to part 2.