Make sure you eat the real egg

Another  unscrupulous manufacturer.

Fake  Eggs from China  ! (Shocking  - must read ....  )  


Beware  u guys and gals!
During  a recent raid on a wholesale centre in Guangzhou  City , the capital of China 's  Guangdong province, a large quantity of fake eggs was  seized. Their wholesale price is 0.15 yuan (S$0.03)  each - half the price of a real egg.  
Consumers have a hard time  telling a genuine egg from a fake one. This is good  news for unscrupulous entrepreneurs, who are even  conducting three-day courses in the production of  artificial eggs for less than S$150.

A  reporter with Hong Kong-based Chinese magazine  EastWeek enrolled in one such course.  
To  create egg white, the instructor - a woman in her 20s  - used assorted ingredients such as gelatin, an  unknown powder, benzoic acid, coagulating material and  even alum, which is normally used for industrial  processes.

For egg yolk, some lemon-yellow  colouring powder is mixed to a liquid and the  concoction stirred. The liquid is then poured into a  round-shaped plastic mould and mixed with so-called  'magic water', which contains calcium chloride.  

This gives the 'yolk' a thin outer membrane,  firming it up. The egg is then shaped with a mould.  The shell is not forgotten. Paraffin wax and an  unidentified white liquid are poured onto the fake  egg, which is then left to dry.

The artificial  egg can be fried sunny-side up or steamed. Although  bubbles appear on the white of the egg, those who have  tasted it say the fake  stuff tastes very much like the real thing  .  

But  experts warn of the danger of eating fake eggs. Not  only do they not contain any nutrients, a HongKong  Chinese University professor warned that  long-term  consumption of alum could cause dementia or  mental  disease .  


To  make the egg white, various ingredients, including a  powder and alum, are mixed together.


The  'yolk' is shaped in the round mould. 'Magic water'  containing calcium chloride is used.


Hardy  shells are formed by pouring paraffin wax and a liquid  onto the egg, which are then left to dry.  

UNBELIEVABLE  ??  BELIEVE  IT ! Just make sure the eggs  you have at breakfast are REAL ones.