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[DollyLamma]

"Up to 20 per cent of cooking oil used to fry food in Bangkok is not up to standard, according to a survey by the Food and Drug Administration. "The quality is poor because vendors have reused the oil," FDA deputy secretary-general Dr Niphon Phopattanachai said yesterday.

The survey said reused cooking oil was found in fresh markets, weekend markets, fast-food shops and supermarkets. "Of the reused cooking oil found, 36 per cent was detected in weekend markets," he said.

On a national scale, Niphon said 7 per cent of cooking oil failed to pass the standard. Cooking oil was mostly reused for frying beef, pork, fish, chicken, nuggets, French fries, bananas, pies and Chinese dough. Niphon said the FDA would campaign against the reuse of cooking oil by explaining it would hurt consumers.

When cooking oil had bubbles and turned dark and thick, it was no longer fit for use."

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worldhotne...newsid=30066577

[Tuckerton]

"Up to 20 per cent of cooking oil used to fry food in Bangkok is not up to standard, according to a survey by the Food and Drug Administration. "The quality is poor because vendors have reused the oil," FDA deputy secretary-general Dr Niphon Phopattanachai said yesterday.

Obviously, generic non-specific oils labled "Cooking Oil" should be avoided.
Unless forbidden for religious reasons, or personal dietary preferences, Thai produced Nam Man Moo is great for frying foods and add a delicious flavor too boot. Nam Man Moo is readily available in Thai Fresh Markets and weekend markets BUT NOT in Supermarkets.

Virginal bottled Soy Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Peanut Oil, and Corn Oil probably do not contain recycled or used oils. However, a growing number of people are allergic to Peanut products including peanut-oil. Olive Oils although expensive and flavorful can be used BUT they do not withstand high temperatures and burn easily. "Canola Oil" is actually deacidified Rapeseed oil which is related to Lindseed and Cottenseed Oils, and overall although low in cholesterol is not very digestable and may cause stomach distress. Rendered Beef Kidney Fat produces the most delicious French Fries in the world... but shunned by many Indian religious groups. (A lesson well learned by MacDonald's when Hindu college students attending Colleges and Universities in the U.S. staged protest demonstrations.)

[Naughty but Nice]

"Up to 20 per cent of cooking oil used to fry food in Bangkok is not up to standard, according to a survey by the Food and Drug Administration. "The quality is poor because vendors have reused the oil," FDA deputy secretary-general Dr Niphon Phopattanachai said yesterday.

The survey said reused cooking oil was found in fresh markets, weekend markets, fast-food shops and supermarkets. "Of the reused cooking oil found, 36 per cent was detected in weekend markets," he said.

When cooking oil had bubbles and turned dark and thick, it was no longer fit for use."

There is at present a rapidly expanding scheme in Bangkok where a few companies are buying used cooking oil to process it and add it to petrol to give a cheaper fuel.

At the moment the scheme is still in its infancy but is proving popular with food vendors as the amount paid for the used oil gives a good return on what is basically waste.

If the scheme does continue to expand then within the next year it is expected that the current problem of vendors and restaurants using unsuitable cooking oil will diminish and hopefully the scheme will spread nationwide.

[Tuckerton]

If the scheme does continue to expand then within the next year it is expected that the current problem of vendors and restaurants using unsuitable cooking oil will diminish and hopefully the scheme will spread nationwide.

Anyone know how much polution is created by mixing and burning petrol with used cooking oil weighed against the savings cost of fuel.

Ah yes m'Dear "Naughty...etc." just what Pattaya needs: cheaper petrol and more air polution.
Wake-up and smell the future.

[UncleSam]

...hopefully the scheme will spread nationwide.

Maybe they'll change the tourist slogan to "Land of Smells."

Hehehe....

[Harold]

One of these years, the world is going to wake up to the fact that most of these "bio-fuels" are not only pollutants as bad as oil, but some may be even worse. In addition, the more that food products like corn, soy and wheat - and the water to grow them - are devoted to making fuels, not food, the more the price of food will rise. In the end, any money saved on bio-fuels may be more than off-set by an increase in food and water prices, which will strike the poor with the greatest impact, and with no reductions in air pollution or global warming.

[Naughty but Nice]

Anyone know how much polution is created by mixing and burning petrol with used cooking oil weighed against the savings cost of fuel.

Ah yes m'Dear "Naughty...etc." just what Pattaya needs: cheaper petrol and more air polution.
Wake-up and smell the future.

You can't have it both ways.

The cost of living is rising rapidly in Thailand and the major cause of the rise is the cost of fuel.

I can't speak for Pattaya as I avoid the place but in Bangkok over the past two years there has been a discernible improvement in the air quality, which may not be apparent to the visitor but has certainly been noticed by long term residents thanks to the Skyrail and the Metro. Anything else that can be done to improve air quality can only be a good thing and burning and reburning used cooking oil over and over does little to improve the air quality.

[Tuckerton]

Why can't we have it BOTH WAYS!? We humans better do something soon or life as we know it will be smothered by our own greed, waste, and complacency.