Foods from Burma

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I came across this BBC news about a Burmese traditional food, Green Tea Leaf which has been contaminated with industrial chemical.

It is not new. As far as I remember food processing and storage in Burma is unhealthy in many circumstances. Contamination with harmful bacteria and chemicals is very common. Peanut oil and sunflower oil contaminated. Fish sauce contaminated. Dried chillies contaminated. Vermicelli contaminated. Seasoning powders contaminated. Dried shrimps contaminated. Many more.

In England, loose motion is treated as a serious condition, regardless of frequency. But in Burma, it is inevitable for everybody. Main cause is eating unhealthy food. Lately, a friend of mine has been enjoying ready-made fish soup which is produce of Burma and offering me to try it while saying that it is a sought-after food in England. I had to decline in polite way while saying "it's disgusting" in my mind. That is the one reason I never go to occasions held in Buddhist monastery where people are traditionally served with foods, most of them are imported from Burma. Moreover, a group of people might share a bowl of soup with a common spoon. Who knows who has oral herpes in the group?