W45EA: Problem 3: In _____ we trust by Mark Chia https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u Made with a warm hug en-us 2017-05-04 01:11:32 UTC 2025-10-16 05:12:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Team X Y Z chiamingde https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/169823284 What we know 
What we don't know
What we need to find out]]> 2017-05-04 01:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/169823284 Team 5 https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080792 What we know :

  • There is 3 different articles
  • Lead and Cadmium is found in chocolate stated in the article
  • There are plastic rice in china stated in the article
  • China history with food safety is a rocky one
  • China released tainted milk


What we don't know :

  • Whether the articles are true
  • Are these articles reliable
  • Are these articles real or fake

What we need to find out :

  • How to identify whether it is true or false
  • Is it still happening
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  • There are statistics supporting the news eg. 300,000 were sickened after consuming contaminated milk powder.(New york times)
  • New measures were implemented new measures to clean up the industry for tainted milk.(New york times)
  • There are still investors in china milk market.(New York times)
  • China makes fake plastic rice.
  • The “plastic” rice consists of a mix of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and a dangerous plastic compound 

    • Most Chocolate contain either lead or cadmium and even both.



    What we don’t know
    • Are the sources written by an official expertise, other than a local blogger.
    • Is the plastic rice a hoax or not
    • Why are investors still investing in a shady market.

    What I need to find out
    • Is there any action taken after the release of the news
    • Is the source reliable
    • Are the reports about the plastic rice reliable
    • What is the general public’s opinion of the issue ( we can look at the comments of the respective post/ blog )


    ]]>     2017-05-05 01:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080842     Team 4: https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080865 What we know:
    -We know that there are news about these types of problem.
    -China's food safety is a rocky one
    - Most of the dark chocolate contains lead and cadmium.
    -Lives have been taken by these type of food related issues and nearly 300 thousand were sick. 
    -The substance of the milk was added to fool test that measured protein content. 
    -We know that quite a lot of people believe in them.

    What we don't know:
    -Whether the news is real or fake.

    What we need to find out:
    -Are the sources really reliable?
    -Will it cause any health related problem?
     -If we should consult a doctor or a expert in the field? 
    -If we should check the history of these cases if anything like this have happened before. ]]>     2017-05-05 01:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080865     Team 2 https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080980 What we know:
    (CHOCOLATE)
    - levels of lead and cadmium in some of the chocolate brands we consume
    - the levels of lead and cadmium is higher than usual compared to normal chocolate
    - chocolates are required to be sent for lab testing
    - some companies are required to put warning labels on their wrappers
    - levels of lead and cadmium found is not acceptable
    - children cannot intake any amount of lead
    - cadmium cause harm to reproduction system
     
    (CHINA MILK)
    - Milk consist of melamine
    - Melamine added to thicken watered-down milk
    - 6 babies died
    - 300,000 fall sick after consuming it

    (PLASTIC RICE)
    - mixture of potatoes, sweet potatoes, plastic and synthetic resin
    - 3 bowls of rice = 1 plastic bag
    - there would be investigation on factories that produces rice
    -it is not the first time in China
    What we don't know:
    (CHOCOLATE)
    - is the source reliable?
    - what is the usual amount of lead and cadmium in a chocolate?
    (CHINA MILK)
    - is the situation under control?
    - who is responsible?
    (PLASTIC RICE)
    -has the investigation on the factories been done?
    -what were the actions taken after the investigation?
    What we need to know:
    -where is the source from
    -who is responsible
    -the amount of lead and cadmium in chocolates
    -has the situation subsided
    -who was the one who ran the investigation?
    -is he a biased person?
    -what were the punishment given?

    ]]>     2017-05-05 01:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170080980     Team 1 https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170081231 What we know: 
    -They can't all be true.
    -All these information can be verified.
    -The fake rice is made from potatoes, sweet potatoes and plastic.
    -It's not the first time China sold fake rice according to a Chinese newspaper.

    What we don't know: 
    -Whether if these claims are true.
    -Whether if lead and cadmium is harmful or beneficial to health.
    -Whether if lead and cadmium is found in chocolate.

    What we need to find out:
    -Whether if these sources are reliable.
    -Whether if people are affected by the fake rice, milk scandal, and the contaminated chocolate.]]>     2017-05-05 01:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170081231     Before you go, complete the sentence... chiamingde https://padlet.com/chiamingde/603d76y5xo0u/wish/170082215 As a team, we will ... (state action plan: state 3).... in order to know a piece of new is real and therefore should be trusted.

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