There was an email from a Group ,of which I am a member, this morning that the Delhi Police that the soft drink Froot is contaminated with HIV Virus and
The story supposed to be an important message from Delhipolice states that a worker from Frooti company has added his blood, contaminated with HIV (AIDS), and so, you should not drink any product of Frooti for the next few weeks. The story also claims that this public warning was shown on NDTV. However, all this is complete hoax.
“HIV does not live long outside the body. Even if small amounts of HIV-infected blood or semen was consumed, exposure to the air, heat from cooking, and stomach acid would destroy the virus. Therefore, there is no risk of contracting HIV from eating food.”
Therefore, it is quite clear that this message of Frooti containing HIV is yet another hoax to scare people in the name of health. This is in fact another version of an old hoax talking about HIV in Pepsi. The message need not be shared”
My children buy Coca coal and Pepsi in large containers being sold by the Companies and keep them in the Fridge, despite my informing them these products are harmful for health even when their shelf life is in tact and is poisonous when used after their expiry date.
People take the Expiry date printed on the Pack to be a Gospel Truth.
Fact is that they are changed after they are returned by the Retailer to the Manufacturer by the Retailer.
New Expiry/Manufacturing Date Labels are fixed and sent to the market afresh to other Regions.
Though sounds outrageous. is True.
I should know having been in the FMCG and Food Products Comanches as a Senior Management Professional in them.
I have written quite a few posts on Coca Cola’s hazards and how it has killed people.
Now comes the news that Pepsi has killed a Child in Tamil Nadu.
Asa follow-up action, Pepsi stock has been seized in Chennai and the investigation is on whether these products are spurious.
Story:
yes! pepsi do kill the organs of the human body because of the acids which are in it. Those acid do not effect suddenly by drinking pepsi but they effect slowly. You can’t see the effects but though you can feel the effects. You will feel pain in your backbone, knees, chest etc. Pepsi do effect the bones of our body and by drinking regularly your bones will become weaker day by day. You will realize this thing after 6 months regular drink.”
Abhirami, consumed the drink along with her three siblings Lalithaa (10), Kausalya (6) and Paramasivan (3). However, shortly after taking the drink, the children developed nausea, stomach pain and vomiting, Times ofIndiareported.
The panic-stricken parents acted quickly and took their little ones to a nearby primary health centre and later to a government general hospital in Cuddalore. However, doctors couldn’t save Abhirami’s life and she died at the hospital. On doctors’ recommendation, the other three were later shifted to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Puducherry. According to reports, Lalithaa is still in a critical condition, while the other two chidlren Kausalya and Paramasivan are stable.
Police have arrested the owner of the shop Nagarathinam, for investigation. Meanwhile, authorities have closed down the shop and collected samples of the soft drink for testing. Officials said they are waiting to get the lab results to confirm reasons behind the incident.
My son in Law and daughter are always under tension when I go out dining with the family, my son and daughter are used to my behavior.
The reason?
I vehemently oppose leaving tips in any Hotel, as matter of principle, probably the one I am able to follow!
You pay for your food in a restaurant at a price fixed by them, not you.
You do not haggle the prices.
Why pay tips?
Polished people tell me as if they are informing an idiot that Tips is to insure prompt Service, so the term TIPS(acronym)
The proprietor or the Company even if it is Multinational Chain of Hotels have inbuilt the cost of labor while fixing the price.
So, why should I pay?
Again if my service can be ensured only by my paying tips, it conveys to me that the waiter will not offer me proper service if I do not pay tips.
This implies that the restaurant is deficient in its service as I am paying their fixed Price.
The other reason touted is that leaving a tip is a Status symbol and in abroad you can not leave out without paying.
I had been abroad and I never paid a tip.
The worst I got was a nasty look.
That’s nothing new as when any one my Home asks me how the food is , if it is good, i would say so, I get the same looks.
(Why do people ask for Your opinion only to confirm what they think?)
No this leas to another aspect of eating out.
The prices.
In Tamil Nadu the State Government has opened up Restaurants selling good tasty food at affordable Prices.
The low-cost canteens in Chennai, serving breakfast and lunch at rock-bottom rates, are an instant hit. And the welldressed office-going crowd does not seem to mind sharing space with the slum-dweller for that tasty rice-sambar sold at Rs.5 and curd-rice sold at Rs.3.
Other hotels charge anything between Rs 18 per plate of two Idlis and Curd Rice around Rs 20.
You do not get a Masala Dosa for anything less than Rs 70!
Why?
People think it is beneath their dignity to question this extortion.
Imagine people with a salary for Rs 4000 to 5000 per month ,are staying alone and have to take food in restaurants.
Is this not fleecing?
Why The Consumer groups are silent on this issue?
I saw a Talk show in Vijay TV Neeya Naana where the Hoteliers met with the customers for a discussion.
And they offer you what they think you like, never an authentic Tamil Nadu Cuisine except Idli Vada Ponga and Poori (which has become South Indian now( and a few other items)
Whys no specific Tamil specialties?
I can name quite a few.
Think about it,
Related.
Piping hot Pongal is the latest item for breakfast at Amma Canteens in Tamil Nadu. A plate of this popular cuisine costs just Rs. 5. Three months ago Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched these canteens in Chennai to help the poor get quality nutritious food at subsidised prices. Fluffy idlis cost just Re 1 each; sambar rice Rs. 5 and curd rice Rs. 3. Following good public response, these restaurants were set up at all 200 wards in the city. Now the state government has taken these canteens to nine other cities: Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Tirunelvelli, Tuticorin, Salem, Erode, Vellore and Tirupur.
A customer told NDTV, “Pongal is a very good addition. It is easily digested. Idli too is easily digested. Anybody can have pongal, even patients like to have idli or pongal. It is a good move.”
In Chennai’s Santhome area, Amalraj and his wife Daisy say they’ve stopped preparing breakfast at home over the last three months. He is a Security Guard with a private agency and their house is just a few hundred metres away from the canteen. Amalraj says “for Rs. 20 we both finish our breakfast, we just walk here every morning. It’s cheaper than home food.”
There’s more to choose for lunch. Lemon rice and curry leaf rice have made a debut at an extremely affordable price of Rs. 5 a plate. The introductory sambar and curd rice would continue too. The menu draws people from all classes. Labourers to corporate executives simply walk in. Mr Raman, a first timer, says “the quality is very good for the price. Outside even tea sells at Rs. 7 now.”
Ashwin, an executive who stops at the canteen often, adds “without this poor people will not eat and may skip meals. They can’t go to hotels too; they would just remain hungry.”
Amma Canteens are run by women from self-help groups. Each is paid Rs. 300 a day. Officials claim their focus is on hygiene and quality. A sanitary inspector from the Chennai Corporation explains “customers are served purified drinking water. Come September machine made chapatis would be served.”
Despite warnings from the Manufacturers and those who are in the know ,people still talk on their Cell Phones, when it is under Charge.
I came across a Photo in Facebook that a Boy had his palm burnt severely in Bombay.
I have seen people speaking on mobile phones while riding.
Pass 2 all your contacts. Today again a boy died in Mumbai,Bcoz of attending a call while his mobile was at charge. That time he had sudden vibration 2 his heart & fingers were burnt. So pls don’t attend calls while charging ur cel. Pls pas this 2 al whom u care. 1 USEFUL MSG IS BETER than MANY jokes.. Dr Hardik Shah, CMO, Civil Hospital Mumbai —
When you over hear it accidentally, it is usually non sense chatting.
You do not lose anything by not attending to a Mobile ring if you are on the move.
Callers must ask the called party if they are on the move and if yes, cut the connection to save Lives.
Banknotes issued prior to 2005 to be withdrawn: RBI Advisory
The Reserve Bank of India has today advised that after March 31, 2014, it will completely withdraw from circulation all banknotes issued prior to 2005. From April 1, 2014, the public will be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. Banks will provide exchange facility for these notes until further communication. The Reserve Bank further stated that public can easily identify the notes to be withdrawn as the notes issued before 2005 do not have on them the year of printing on the reverse side. (Please see illustration below)
The Reserve Bank has also clarified that the notes issued before 2005 will continue to be legal tender. This would mean that banks are required to exchange the notes for their customers as well as for non-customers. From July 01, 2014, however, to exchange more than 10 pieces of `500 and `1000 notes, non-customers will have to furnish proof of identity and residence to the bank branch in which she/he wants to exchange the notes.
The Reserve Bank has appealed to the public not to panic. They are requested to actively co-operate in the withdrawal process.
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