Street vendor accused of reusing ice and straws for soft drinks

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Chandrakasem Rajabhat Post

 

Would you ever drink from a stranger's cup? The bad news is you probably have, if you regularly buy soft drinks near Chandrakasem Rajabhat University.

 

A video of a street vendor on Ratchada Road putting leftover ice from customers' cups back into the bucket has shocked many people this week.

 

The video was released by the Chandrakasem Rajabhat Post Online, the university's newspaper. They have contacted district officials to investigate.

 

Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/11/16/street-vendor-accused-reusing-ice-and-straws-soft-drinks-video

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2016-11-16

hell no . how can he live with himself .  is this the best you can come up with ??

 

 

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I have seen seen street venders melt the plastic bags to release the oil

I have seen street venders spray mosguito repellent on that dried squid Deleted

 

The Verry beginning to a Long List

 

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Edited November 16, 20169 yr by Slaps
Co's I Can

What's the problem here?  His green, recycling credentials are top notch.

Not surprised. Corners are cut every which way here. Very rarely do the street vendor thing and don't do soft drinks. Just water or beer.  

There is always 7-11 nearby...

There is always 7-11 nearby...

And there we have it!
Propoganda news benefiting the rich and belittling the poor. Well done university students! A credit to society!

30 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

And there we have it!
Propoganda news benefiting the rich and belittling the poor. Well done university students! A credit to society!

 

And there he is, our forum Robin Hood who always has a reason to offence the rich in BKK. Of course they should drink recycled ice, think of the drought upcountry this year and just drink it!

 

I've seen cats walking on the foodstands and peeing, vendors who "wash" their hands on a dirty tod which hangs on the cart. Vendors washing the dish in the gutter with a bowl of water. Fish drying right next to mainroads where loads of traffic passes nonstop...Vendors who refilled their Singha 10L waterbottle with a can of tapwater.

 

This is why i won't eat from the streets.

 

 

A loss of face, not for the action but for getting caught out.

shortage of news today...

I would never "sip from another mans cup", that's why I came to Thailand and married a virgin.

 

Give me a break for <deleted>.

49 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

And there we have it!
Propoganda news benefiting the rich and belittling the poor. Well done university students! A credit to society!

 

Perhaps my stupidity causes me to avoid the cost and anguish of a stay in the hospital by belittling your fellow poor...

 

But you are the smart one... ?

It's not reusing the ice, it's the water it was made from in the first place.

2 hours ago, RaggaTwin said:

What's the problem here?  His green, recycling credentials are top notch.

Chatuchak district officials fined the street vendor THB5,000

 

So it would appear there is indeed a problem here.

This will just be the tip of the iceberg,for what gets recycled at some of the food establishments,

regards worgeordie

Disgusting

People who eat and drink at these street food stalls already know the risks.

 

A few years ago my GF and I went to eat at a noodle stall in the Hang Dong market, Chiang Mai. An old lady served us bowls of noodles and then went back into the cooking area stirring a big pot of food on a stove. Then I saw her sneeze full blast directly into the pot. My GF and me stopped eating and walked away. Seeing that put me off those street food vendors for life.

 

The vendor that was caught out in the OP is probably one of thousands that have yet to be caught in the act.

A worrying sign !!!

 

 

One hopes we read a follow-up report on official action.

I've seen sweat from his head fall in the food he was making over a hot stove.

So that was that salty taste ... I cut back on "salty" food after that.

12 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Chatuchak district officials fined the street vendor THB5,000

 

So it would appear there is indeed a problem here.

5000 baht fine for this

500 baht fine for killing people with your car

Sounds like the law is working  

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by monkey4u

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

This will just be the tip of the iceberg,for what gets recycled at some of the food establishments,

regards worgeordie

 

But is it a used iceberg?

 

I eat street food knowing the risks. Not all that often, and obviously, not anywhere. Same goes for other countries (some worse than Thailand). Can't gauge long term damage done, but discernible effects aren't common. Guess picking the "right" place is something learned over time. And not as if hygiene is always that great at restaurants, even high-end ones.

 

Each to his own. The OP stuff is disgusting, though.

I went to a Doctor here and he told me " Never " drink or eat food from street venders here as they cannot be trusted. He said Thai's are immune to many of the bacterias here but you aren't.

19 minutes ago, Grubster said:

I went to a Doctor here and he told me " Never " drink or eat food from street venders here as they cannot be trusted. He said Thai's are immune to many of the bacterias here but you aren't.

 

Can't argue with that.  I've been food poisoned a few times in LOS where my wife and MIL have eaten exactly the same dish.  I've been doubled up in agony for days and they're as bright as rain. 

sort of double whammy really      as the original water  source  is probably of a very dubious nature 

2 minutes ago, Lamkyong said:

sort of double whammy really      as the original water  source  is probably of a very dubious nature 

I have seen the government check bottle water suppliers and it seems pretty strict.  That said if it comes from the tap you are in trouble. I would guess many street vendors do use tap water. So yes you are 100% right. 

That sucks.

If they only knew how much delivered ice cost's in the west they would be proud to buy it here.

Frankly, I don't think that hygenie or food safety is necessarily any better in a restaurant. I don't even want to know what could go on behind closed kitchen doors ... at least with street vendors you can observe some of the process how your meal/drink is taking shape and back off if you don't like what you see. A good food poisoning every now and then is just part of living here I guess :-)

15 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

And there we have it!
Propoganda news benefiting the rich and belittling the poor. Well done university students! A credit to society!

 

??? 

Got brain-damaging food poisoning from one your 'poor' already?

Runner up for >dumbest post of the week, not bad ...

I just hate it when I have to use the reused toilet paper at the local market toilet spot....??