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A viral new snack styled after textbooks and workbooks has become popular among primary and secondary school kids in China
Selling for under 0.50 yuan (around RM0.31) on e-commerce sites, the rice paper sheets feature prints of exam papers, certificates, and even scholarship cards.
Vendors promote the products using slogans like "stress reducer", with some bold listings falsely claiming the treats could boost academic performance.
The gimmick draws inspiration from the iconic Memory Bread gadget in Doraemon, where characters ingest notes to memorise them instantly
According to South China Morning Post, deeply stressed students have embraced the trend, claiming that eating their hardest subjects helped ease heavy school pressure.
Meanwhile, some parents bought into the craze believing starch-based rice paper was a harmless alternative to standard junk food.
However, state media outlet China National Radio has raised serious food safety warnings over the inks used to print these sheets
While national regulations allow food colouring in sweets, adding dyes to starch products is strictly prohibited.
Medical experts warned that if industrial-grade dyes were used, consuming them could cause lasting damage to children's liver and kidney functions.
In response to growing public health concerns, market regulation officials across multiple regions in China launched targeted inspections.
Authorities are raiding stationery shops and convenience stores near schools, instructing vendors to immediately pull the edible homework from their shelves.
