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The Health Bureau of Taichung City Government executed checks on food safety and found 13 products to be defying regulations including noodles, snow fungus and duck blood. Health officials uncovered a steamed spring roll that had rongalite, a prohibited bleaching agent, pepper powder formulated from magnesium carbonate (non-food grade) and tea leaves that had pesticide residue. They were either removed right away from the shelf or destroyed.
A recent postulate published in the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, linked chemical toxins and development of obesity. Chemical pesticides and toxins have been known to affect our bodies and increased the risk of developing auto-immune diseases, reproductive defects, neurological disorders and even cancer. This new study discusses the role of pesticides and similar chemical toxins in the development of obesity and associated conditions like high blood pressure, heart diseases and diabetes.