I received this fwd email today and got agitated by illiterate smartarse like these ones.

The message goes with a short passage written by the fwd mail author followed by a scanned newspaper.

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Cannot eat Pringles chips any more

For those who don't read Chinese:

The chemical used in Pringles is also used in hair-perm chemical, a very harmful chemical even on a very insignificant quantity (will cause kidney cancer), adult shouldn't consume more than 0.01g per day while children not more than 0.003g!

Product called back from all HK markets & banned in USA !! It contains cancer causing ingredient for those who don't read Chinese! STOP EATING PRINGLES NOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

Please see attached article..

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Obviously the author doesn't know how to read a newspaper article. The cancer-causing chemical has to be consumed up to a certain amount and prolonged consumption to cause cancer. He/she said stop eating it, it can cause cancer even in insignificant amount. What is insignificant amount by the way? some drugs are effective in minute "micrograms" amount. In other countries like china and EU, this chemical can't be used at all, in other words, Pringles in these countries doesn't contain the carcinogen complained! This email is crossing national borders to everyone and the author is telling "dear all" it will kill you if you eat it? Rediculous.

The HK and US government allow this chemical to be used in pringles, part of the responsibility goes to them?