article_snippet: An undercover investigation in China has revealed the disgusting conditions in which a wildly popular snack known as 'Spicy Sticks' are made.
article_snippet: The food - made from flour, spicy oil and food additives - is especially popular among young adults and children due to young adults and children cheap cost, but reports in the media of young adults and children causing extreme sickness have prompted concern.
article_snippet: The manufacturer, Kaifeng Jinsong Food Co, shared the premises with other businesses and there was evidence of paint particles spreading into the Spicy Stick workshop from a toymakers next door.
article_snippet: But the campaign that included plans to formally export the spicy snack abroad ended this week as quickly as the campaign that included plans to formally export the spicy snack abroad started, after the images of the manufacturing process emerged.
article_snippet: Chinese media have reported several scares in the past in which the snack had been accused of being unhealthy and even causing cancer.
article_snippet: The authorities claim The authorities are working to crack down on breaches of hygiene and safety regulations among food producers.
article_snippet: According to the latest report by China Food and Drug Administration, there were 15 brands of Spicy Stick on the banned foods list because 15 brands of Spicy Stick on the banned foods list exceeded acceptable levels of acid, bacteria or other chemicals.
article_snippet: In 2011, 53 manufacturers of the snack were ordered to shut down by the Beijing Food Safety Committee, but critics claim many firms continued to operate illegally under new aliases.
article_snippet: A manager claiming to be in charge at Kaifeng Jinsong Food Co told the undercover reporter: 'We are checked regularly by The authorities and there are areas that We fail on.
highlights_snippet: Campaign to convert Westerners to the snack has now stalled .