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00:00Instead of smiling, you'll be smiling at the making of this candy in Tondo, Manila.
00:07The not-so-sweet is the truth.
00:10The affordable candies are just hand-made in a cheap factory.
00:15And it's a favorite giveaway in children's parties.
00:19Will those kids still be asking for candy?
00:23We'll reveal a best-kept secret.
00:26A small spot in that corner is what's taught when looking for candy for sale or party.
00:34This very corner of Marione Street in Tondo, Manila
00:38was once visited by an investigator in 2011 and 2012.
00:43More than 12 years have passed.
00:47The investigator of the town, Mr. Mike Enriquez,
00:52reported the making of this candy in Tondo, Manila.
00:56Here, Mr. Mike Enriquez explained how to make the candies.
01:02The slots where the candy is soaked
01:08are below or above the chickens' nests
01:12and below the chicks' nests.
01:16The contents of this candy are only in the slots
01:20where the candy is mixed.
01:22The candy is served to people who don't have clothes to wear.
01:28It's also known how to cut the candy when it hardens
01:35using a pair of scissors.
01:37Oh no, the camera is shaking.
01:41The making of this candy is proven and tested
01:45that there are violations due to lack of permit
01:47and lack of sanitation.
01:50More than 10 years ago,
01:52Rerecibo reported that there are people who operate
01:55the making of candy in the same slot.
01:57And according to the asset that we called C-Crystal,
02:01instead of learning from the mistakes of the past,
02:04the candy is still the same.
02:07Oh no!
02:08The slot is too small,
02:10and it's next to the river.
02:12There was a store where I asked
02:16where the candy is made.
02:18They told me that it's in Hilera.
02:20The making of the candy starts early in the morning
02:22inside a house.
02:24This is the making of the candy.
02:27You can see here the plastic of the candy
02:30that is ready for delivery or for pickup.
02:32One old man was the one who talked to her.
02:35He asked her how many candies she will order.
02:39The selling price of the candy is P28 to P35
02:43for a whole pack.
02:45When I bought it again, they gave me a discount.
02:48I got P28.
02:51They gave it to me.
02:52While inside the factory,
02:54C-Crystal got the not sweet,
02:56but bitter truth.
03:01This is the making of the candy.
03:03It was proven and tested that there are violations
03:06due to the lack of permit and lack of sanitation.
03:10There was no one wearing gloves
03:12while putting the newly made candies inside the slot.
03:16The candies that I was able to repack
03:19were still hot,
03:20but they were done cooking.
03:22They didn't have gloves.
03:24Some of them were even biting their hair
03:26and went straight to the candy.
03:28Aside from this,
03:29it was also noticed that the surrounding area
03:32where the pot is placed
03:34was being used for cooking the candies.
03:37The trash was being thrown aside,
03:39stolen,
03:40and
03:41the pot was still wet.
03:44You can also see that the candies
03:46were almost stepped on by the workers.
03:48Sir,
03:49aren't you eating that?
03:51Their pot is made of tiles,
03:54but of course, it's messy.
03:56Then, those I caught,
03:57there were cats walking around.
04:00Stop!
04:03As for the looks of the candies
04:05that are in front of me now,
04:07I'm not going to lie.
04:10They say
04:12it comes in different sizes and shapes.
04:16This one has a heart.
04:18There are circles here.
04:21There are also circles on the straw.
04:25If we talk about packaging,
04:27it's in a ball shape.
04:30If you remove the staple,
04:37remove the plastic.
04:39That's the candy.
04:42It smells like icing on a cake.
04:44But I can smell something.
04:47It's too sweet.
04:50It's too sugary.
04:51Something like that.
04:52To be sure of the quality of their products,
04:55Krystal bought candies
04:57from a food and drug administration
05:02or FDA-accredited testing facility.
05:06It turns out,
05:07there are bacteria present in the candies we tested.
05:10There are many factors that come into play.
05:13That's why we can see
05:14such counts when it comes to raw materials,
05:17production,
05:19how it is handled after production,
05:22logistics,
05:23and packaging.
05:25Even though the results were initially given in receipts,
05:29you can see that the candy samples' results are already very far
05:33from the reference or safe range
05:35of the Food and Drug Administration's standards.
05:374 years and months after 3D incubation.
05:40Actually, it's not done yet.
05:41It's up to 5 days.
05:42But we've already seen 70 colony-forming units per gram.
05:46The past range of sugar confectionaries for coliform
05:51is less than 10 colony-forming units or CFU per gram.
05:55But in the initial candy sample testing,
05:58we already saw coliform in 10 CFU per gram.
06:02The past range for molds or amag
06:05is less than 10 CFU.
06:07But our tantalizing candies are already in the 70 CFU per gram range.
06:13This means,
06:14this can be harmful to the health of production workers.
06:18You really don't have a laser, do you?
06:24This very corner of Marione Street in Tondo, Manila
06:27was once visited by an investigator in 2011 and 2012.
06:32It seems that nothing has changed in the condition of the factories in the same place.
06:36Now, the location of the factory is small and still not clean.
06:41This factory looks exactly like the one they're using now.
06:46And most of all,
06:48there are still people making candies
06:52without wearing gloves or hair nets.
06:55Sirs, is that an instant taste of our candy?
07:01Due to the kindness of the recipient,
07:04we brought to the Sanitation Department of Manila City Hall
07:08what we discovered.
07:09A house on Prudential Street was the first to be visited by the inspectors.
07:13Mr. City Hall, regarding this operation of yours,
07:18what are you doing with the candy?
07:21We're processing it.
07:25But I don't have a permit for this.
07:28You can't make it and sell it.
07:32I don't have a license.
07:33So how are you going to do it?
07:35I don't know. I don't know how to cook this candy.
07:41In another house,
07:42there are cauldrons and pans
07:44that are just next to the trash can that is being thrown away.
07:49So you're making it when there's an order?
07:52It depends on the amount.
07:55You should still be provided with permits.
07:59For example, if we want to get a permit,
08:02where can we get it?
08:04Just ask the City Hall.
08:06Where do you deliver your orders?
08:09They distribute it to the people who order.
08:13What do you plan to do?
08:15We will follow their orders to get a permit,
08:19proper sanitary,
08:20so that our business will continue.
08:24We also saw outside the production of a bottle that, according to the owner,
08:28is for flavoring.
08:30Is that FDA?
08:32No, it's not FDA.
08:33I don't know.
08:34It's just in its division.
08:36Actually, all of that is wrong.
08:38Because if we read the process flow of the bottle,
08:43where they get their raw materials,
08:47like what we said,
08:50the expiring date,
08:51is it approved by the FDA?
08:52Now,
08:53what you see in their preparation area
08:58does not conform to our standards.
09:02Then, what they use,
09:05outside,
09:06for flavoring,
09:07their resources,
09:11we categorize it as doubtful source.
09:14Even the water that they use.
09:17In all the violations seen by the residents of the City Hall,
09:20while the production of candy was shut down,
09:23they were given a permit to fix their business within 7 days.
09:27They will give their consideration to build a livelihood
09:32that will be guided by our inspectors
09:36on how to process,
09:37maybe,
09:38to get a health certificate
09:39before they can handle the food that will be processed.
09:44Known as sweet,
09:46and smiling to most of the sweet-smiling candy lovers,
09:51but in times like this,
09:53the reception will depend on
09:55and there will be many parochial families
09:57that will be able to fix their business
09:59so that they won't get sick
10:01to the customers,
10:03especially to the citizens.