Foods with Scary Surprises by plzchuckle ..... Barefooters' Library
Date: 8/3/2014 11:19:16 AM ( 10 y ago)
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The FDA has established
for a number of contaminants that it will allow in our food supply. Mainstreet.com has assembled a list of some of the most common products for which the
FDA has set contamination thresholds. Here's just a taste of what they found:
Potato Chips
The FDA only takes action when 6 percent or more of chips show rot from pre- or post-harvest infection.
Tomatoes
Acceptable levels of mold contamination go as low as 15 percent in canned tomatoes to as high as 45 percent for ketchup. And the FDA allows up to 30
fly eggs per every 100 grams of tomato sauces, or up to two maggots per every 100 grams of tomato juice.
Raisins
The FDA won't mandate action unless 10 or more whole or equivalent Drosophila flies and 35 of its eggs are found per 8 ounces of raisins.
Macaroni
To take action, the FDA must find either an average of 225 insect fragments per 225 grams in six sub-samples, or an average of 4.5 rodent hairs per 225
grams in six sub-samples.
To learn more about what Mainstreet.com found, you can click on the link below.
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It's grown without pesticides and chemical fertilizers (organic foods fit this description, but so do some non-organic foods) |
It's not genetically modified. You can get your free Genetically-Modified-Organisms shopping guide here. |
It contains no added growth hormones, Antibiotics , or other drugs |
It does not contain artificial anything, nor any preservatives |
It is a whole food, and this means it will not have a long list of ingredients (for instance, high-quality almond butter should contain almonds (preferably raw) and maybe Sea Salt -- no added oils, sugars, etc.) |
It is fresh (if you have to choose between wilted organic produce or fresh local conventional produce, the latter is the better option) |
It did not come from an rel="nofollow" href="/aa/?1074190" title="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/07/31/california-weighs-sweeping-laws-against-factory-farm-cruelty.aspx" > Animal Feeding Operation (AFO) farm |
It is grown with the laws of nature in mind (meaning animals are fed their native diets, not a mix of grains and animal byproducts, and have free-range access to the outdoors) |
It is grown in a sustainable way (using minimal amounts of water, protecting the soil from burnout, and turning animal wastes into natural fertilizers instead of environmental pollutants) |
By educating yourself on what 'healthy food' really is, you'll easily avoid the myriad of processed foods on the market,
allowing you to put your family's food money toward purchases that will not only satisfy your appetites but also nourish
your health.
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