Chinese authorities are investigating after a viral video appeared to show a worker from Tsingtao urinating into a tank, believed to contain ingredients for its popular beer.

The clip has received tens of millions of views on social media.

The company said it alerted police immediately after the video came to its attention, adding that the batch of ingredients had been sealed.

Tsingtao is one of China’s top beer producers and its biggest exporter.

  • @Agent641@lemmy.world
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    181 year ago

    New trolley problem just dropped: would you drink free beer disposed of by the brewery, knowing there is a non-zero chance it contains a tiny amount of piss?

    • @XTornado@lemmy.ml
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      51 year ago

      I wouldn’t because I do not need to LMAO… But diluted enough… it’s like it isn’t there.

      • @hersh@literature.cafe
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        21 year ago

        The city of Portland disagrees! Back in 2014, they dumped 38 million gallons of water from a reservoir because one stupid drunk peed in it. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27069611

        On Wednesday, Mr Shaff said while animal waste often found its way into the reservoir without any public health risk, there was “at least a perceived difference from my perspective” on human waste.

        “I could be wrong on that, but the reality is our customers don’t anticipate drinking water that’s been contaminated by some yahoo who decided to pee into a reservoir,” he said.