Nobody wants to eat expired chicken parts or other mystery meats and oils. Currently in China, people are faced with food safety issues that can be life threatening.
On Wednesday Baidu, a Chinese Internet and tech company, revealed a set of high-tech chopsticks to combat one of China’s dangerous food scandals. It seems that “gutter oil” (cooking oil prepared from the waste oil of slaughterhouses, sewage and fryers) is being used in restaurants and by street vendors.
Baidu image of smart chopsticks. (Image via Wall Street Journal )
According to the Wall Street Journal, the product was announced at the company’s annual technology conference in which Baidu CEO Robin Li gave a brief introduction of the new product, which he called “a new way to sense the world.”
The smart chopsticks, called Kuaisou, come equipped with sensors and pair up to a smartphone app that can detect contamination levels in oil and water, as well as report nutritional value by measuring pH levels, calories, and temperatures.
Baidu released a promotional video earlier in the year that showed a man using the chopsticks to pick up food when suddenly the light turns red on the utensils, proving contamination. You can watch the video here. The video is in English, but the text throughout the clip is written in Chinese.
The product is not yet released and a price has not been set.
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