Leader Xi Jinping of China slammed waste as “shameful,” prompting the government to crack down on restaurants that encourage customers to “order excessive meals and cause obvious waste”
via tricks or underhanded marketing. People who are caught violating the regulation might be fined up to 10,000 yuan, which is $1,376.
Nutritionist Maya Feller said that mukbang videos can trap producers in an endless loop in an interview with ABC News.
I believe there’s a lot of pressure for these artists who sit there eating day after day and have millions of views and following to really do the same thing, she stated.
“And that, in my opinion, is more where the danger lies, is that they’ve got to do it over and over again.”
