stop eating hokkien mee (picture left, the penang hokkien ‘prawn’ mee variety, not the KL stir-fried hokkien mee), because it might kill me? no way, jose!
well, this is because, according to the bernama report:
The noodle contains 33 percent boric acid, an acid delivered from borax and used as an antiseptic.
Too much of this acid [...]