QuickCheck: Are crabsticks made of plastic, as claimed in a viral video?

Is it plastic and colouring and other things inedible, as claimed in a video that is going around which shows white blocks being processed into a kind of slurry that is then used in the crabstick production line?If we're offered a bottle of umami goodness in the form of fried crabstick strips, should we cringe or binge?

"Another viral ? Good people of Melaka, please read on to learn just what is the main ingredient in this popular food item," it wrote. The white blocks in the video are actually frozen surimi, which are processed into a paste-like consistency . "Surimi is the main ingredient in many seafood products like fishballs, fish fingers, fishcakes, fish nuggets and so on.Furthermore, it added, in accordance with the Food Regulations 1985 at least 50% of any fishcakes or fishballs must be made of actual fish meat.

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