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So concerned for our health
Just a ramble here that I thought would be good to get down in writing, even if it takes someone better to iron out the details.
The Government of Tonga is so concerned about the health of its citizenry that it has decided to prevent the importation of meat produce by individuals for their own consumption.
Meanwhile, heaps of 'copy' products come into the country touting to be from brands such as Coca Cola, Colgate to name a few consumables. Millions more of dollars are being spent by citizenry on eating foodstuff that no-one knows of their origins and there's heaps of Government regulation that can better control these 'copy' foodstuffs, but for some reason meat from New Zealand seems to be more interesting for Government.
We've been eating noodles with unknown content, candy that changes the colour of your mouth and tongue. We're even increasing consumption of baby products from 'copy' merchants.
Hard to see why the New Zealand meat market is so critical for citizenry health when we don't have knowledge of any food poisoning from previous importation practices. Of course the Ministry of Health can recall/ban products that overseas Governments have banned, but why is this part of protecting citizens reactive, but the NZ meat proactive?
Makes one wonder whether there's any truth in the paranoia assertions that someone up the Government customs foodchain is benefiting financially.
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