Nine members of the same family have died after eating stale noodles in the city of Jixi in China's Heilongjiang province. Nine family members, including seven adults and two children, have died after eating boiled corn noodles made at home and stored in the freezer. A medical examination has revealed that the toxic acid produced in the corn has become lethal due to its staleness.
Died at breakfast
A total of 9 out of 12 people in the family had homemade corn noodles for breakfast. The other 3 teenagers avoided eating corn noodles as they did not like them. Everyone had to be hospitalized with a complaint of severe dehydration from noon onwards after breakfast was. Every 9 people who ate breakfast at two-day intervals despite intensive treatment died one by one.
How do noodles become toxic?
Corn noodles, also known as shuantangzi, are the traditional snack of the northeastern province.
We have rice papad like there. Things are kept perennial, so families in north-east China are accustomed to fermenting corn noodles all year round, soaking them in water as needed, and sprinkling spices on them for breakfast.
An increase in the amount of bongcraic acid in corn yeast makes it a highly toxic respiratory toxin. Extremely high levels of the bacteria responsible for bongcraic acid were found in noodles and in the stomachs of people who ate them.
The presence of 100 parts of bongcraic acid in water is enough to add sourness to the dish, but it is fatal if it is more than that. The noodles eaten by the dead contained 18 parts of bongcric acid in water. So it quickly becomes poison.
According to doctors, death is certain in more than half of the cases when there is such a high boracic acid level.
Instant noodles – otherwise known as the best thing since sliced bread. For foodaholics like me out there, making these things takes less than a minute or two, making it easy for full-time parents and workers to make something quick and tasty. Although can we really substitute our health for something that cures our cravings?
Many people don’t realize that these cheap noodles that we slurp on, on a day-to-day basis at the office, in the comfort of our own home, or even shared with our children, are actually dangerous to our health.
Countries like China, Indonesia, and Japan are the highest consumers of instant noodles in the world, according to a 2015 estimation published by the World Instant Noodle Association. One of the main attractions of instant noodles is the low price and the low amount of calories found in products such as Pot Noodle, which only amounts to 142 calories per 100g.
There is also the common myth that adding vegetables to your instant noodles enhances their nutritional value; however, veggies and fruits do not counter the negative effects of any unhealthy food product like many foods.
So, if you’re ready to hear what instant noodles can actually do to your health, here is a list of problems they can cause:
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