Burger King’s Halloween Whopper causes an off-colour fright » Seasonal sandwich makes your poop bright green Alex Stanton Staff Writer [ one of the more bizarre— albeit harmless—cases of widespread food “poisoning” among fast food franchises, Burger King has released a promotional, Halloween-themed version of their famous quarter- pound Whopper, and its black bun is reportedly altering the colour of the feces of just about every customer who eats it. For the month of October, Burger King is celebrating Halloween with their A.1. Halloween Whopper for the first time in North America, following its debut in Japan the year before. Mere days into the month, however, social media was flooded with posts labelled with the unusual hashtag #greenpoop, as people discovered that the burger they eat comes out a much different hue than it was when it went in. Consumer guide The Impulsive Buy was, along with myriad North American fast food consumers on social media, one of the earliest to break the news, with an amendment to their review of the sandwich : added by its writer not long after : : his first post-publishing bowel : movement. Marvo, the author of the : review, amended his original : post on The Impulsive Buy with : an edit, stating that the unique : ingredient composition of the : black bun “might turn your : poop green,” before going on : to say, “I’ve experienced this. : Others in my household have : experienced this. Commenters : have experienced it. I apologize : for the grossness of this, but I : needed to mention it in case : someone out there is on a toilet : and freaking out because their ; poop is green.” Marvo, in a sentiment : shared by Burger King : supporters online, found this : side effect to be rather amusing, : conceding in the post that : “green poop does fit in with the : Halloween theme.” Burger King has readily assured all those frightened : by the surprise that the colour : change is simply cosmetic and : that the food dyes that went : into the bun—the obvious : cause of the dyed poop—are : all FDA approved and safe for consumption. A relatively modest success : in Japan, the main draw of : the spooky sandwich is the : abundance of the A.1. thick and : hearty steak sauce baked into the : : bun and on the quarter-pound : patty itself. A.1. steak sauce : flavouring replaces the bamboo : charcoal that made the bun : black in Japan, which, according : to Burger King North America’s : emo Eric Hirschhorn, is a change : they made in an attempt to : appeal to the wildly different : where Kraft manufactures their : A.1. brand of steak sauce. the black bun to the American : palate with A.1. sauce, a flavor ‘ tastes of those in North America, “We tailored the flavor of Photo by Mercedes Deutscher : this country loves, and we're : delivering it in a way that’s never : been done before by baking it : into the bun,” read a statement : from Hirschhorn on behalf : of the fast food chain. “It may : look Japanese, but it tastes like : America.” Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canadas role » Is the trade agreement between Pacific Rim countries the best deal for Canada? OU Ne ae ese Aaron Guillen Staff Reporter he Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been in negotiations for the past couple of weeks in Atlanta with trade ministers from 12 partner countries around the Pacific Rim. The deal is rumoured to be drawing to a close quite soon, and Canadians want to know: What’s in it for Canada? While we wait for the ultimatum, here’s a breakdown of what this unity consists of. The TPP is an agreement between all countries to willingly comply with specific rules, with a main goal of lowering tariffs and an ambition to “level the playing field” by setting equal rules on patent and copyright laws, labour benchmarks, and environmental preservation. If the TPP is secured, this trading union will represent around 40 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product, according to CBC. It started back in 2005 when New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei agreed to begin an “economic : co-operation.” This free-trade : agreement caught the attention : of the United States in 2008, : and soon enough Australia, : Peru, Vietnam, and Malaysia : tooka slice of the pie. The final : members to join were Japan, : Mexico, and Canada in 2012. The hopeful outcome for Canada in this situation is to : export their beef and canola : products to the Asian market. : Additionally, Canada’s national : financial services will be put : into play for other countries to : purchase, However, what might : Canada have to lose in order to : gain much more? With Japan : and South Korea wanting to : break into the North American : automobile industry, and New : Zealand, Australia, and the : United States trying to export : more dairy products, these : industries in Canada will see an : inevitable decrease. The federal parties have : taken varied positions on : entering the TPP. The Liberal : Party has not promised any : commitments until further : review of the TPP after the : election, but is hopeful in coming to terms with the rest of : the TPP partners so that Canada : : will benefit greatly. However, the : : NDP has come out in opposition : of the agreement, and Mulcair : has said his party has “seen enough in their briefings to : predict that it will drive down : Canadian wages and increase : the cost of prescription drugs,” : may take weeks or months to : complete, and may also include : up to 15 deals occurring on the : side. may include a logging deal : with Japan. Max Moncaster, a Feinaarone Of MALAYSIA : according to the Canadian Press, : : Trade Minister Ed Fast, So when will the deal draw to a close? The details of the deal : One of the side deals BRUNEI AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND Image via anongalactic.com spokesperson for International explained to the Globe and Mail: : “In the spirit of promoting trade : in forestry products, Canada : and Japan have also agreed to : aside letter that establishes a : bilateral committee to discuss : issues related to trade in forestry : products.”