As the El Niño dry spell gets worse in the Philippines, vendors of summer cooler drinks such as "sago" and "gulaman" had become popular. In every streets you'll be able to see vendors selling this summer treat. But what many people doesn't know is that some of the vendors are using an artificial sweeter called "Magic Sugar" to sweeten the taste of their wares.
Just yesterday, Manila cops nabbed a vendor for positively using the forbidden "Magic Sugar" in the cooler drinks she's selling. Gallons of the contaminated summer drinks were poured into the gutter and the "Magic Sugar" was confiscated. The vendor said that she got the "Magic Sugar" from a fellow vendor selling it for a much lower price than the white sugar.
The authority suspects that "Magic Sugar" is being smuggled in the Philippines from Indonesia. Selling and usage of "Magic Sugar" is prohibited by BFAD due to studies linking "Magic Sugar" to cancers on animals that ingest it. This reminds us of last year's Melamine scare, where Melamine was used on baby formulas which caused 4 fatalities in China.
Source: gmanews.tv
To know "Magic Sugar" and its link to cancer, follow this link.
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