Jiangsu traffic authorities have issued warnings following the disappearance of tons of road salt used to melt ice from last week's massive snowstorms. Worse yet, they fear that people might be stealing the salts and using them to cook food.
Around 8.5 tons of sacked deicing salts left in piles on streets and bridges in Nantong ahead of a snowstorm on Thursday have disappeared, city transportation workers estimate.
"We are scared that people stole them to eat or to pickle vegetables," said He Qijun, deputy director of Nantong Highway Management Office, adding that the salts are left unguarded overnight.
Their worst fears appear to have been confirmed after elderly residents of Nantong claimed they were planning to use sacks of the salts to preserve their veggies. But luckily, no poisonings have yet been reported.
Road salts (otherwise known as 'rock salts') are inedible, contain anti-caking chemical additives and are definitely not a substitute for table salt, mmkay?
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