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I find this interesting: the USDA (U S Department of Agriculture) booklet of insect bits, rat hairs, pus pockets, parasites and mold allowed in your food.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/SanitationTransportation/ucm056174.htm Scroll down, that’s where the fun is!
My personal favorites include (direct quotes from booklet) :
Red Fish and Ocean Perch - 3 % of the fillets examined contain 1 or more copepods accompanied by pus pockets
Corn: Sweet Corn, Canned - Insect larvae (corn ear worms, corn borers) 2 or more 3mm or longer larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments of corn ear worms or corn borer and the aggregate length of such larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments exceeds 12 mm in 24 pounds (24 No. 303 cans or equivalent)
Popcorn - 1 or more rodent excreta pellets are found in 1 or more subsamples, and 1 or more rodent hairs are found in 2 or more other subsamples
OR
2 or more rodent hairs per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples
OR
20 or more gnawed grains per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples
Peanuts, Shelled - Average of 20 or more whole insects or equivalent in 100-pound bag siftings
Peanuts, Unshelled - Average of 10% or more peanuts by count are rejects (insect- infested, moldy, rancid, otherwise decomposed, and dirty)
There are pages and pages of yummy things on the list. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
A side note on peanuts; since the early 1990’s, peanut companies have started using a MUCH stronger fungicide to protect their harvested nuts. I think that the majority of peanut allergies are actually an allergy to this new fungicide, but good luck finding a peanut on the market that doesn’t have this fungicide sprayed on it at some point.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/SanitationTransportation/ucm056174.htm Scroll down, that’s where the fun is!
My personal favorites include (direct quotes from booklet) :
Red Fish and Ocean Perch - 3 % of the fillets examined contain 1 or more copepods accompanied by pus pockets
Corn: Sweet Corn, Canned - Insect larvae (corn ear worms, corn borers) 2 or more 3mm or longer larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments of corn ear worms or corn borer and the aggregate length of such larvae, cast skins, larval or cast skin fragments exceeds 12 mm in 24 pounds (24 No. 303 cans or equivalent)
Popcorn - 1 or more rodent excreta pellets are found in 1 or more subsamples, and 1 or more rodent hairs are found in 2 or more other subsamples
OR
2 or more rodent hairs per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples
OR
20 or more gnawed grains per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples
Peanuts, Shelled - Average of 20 or more whole insects or equivalent in 100-pound bag siftings
Peanuts, Unshelled - Average of 10% or more peanuts by count are rejects (insect- infested, moldy, rancid, otherwise decomposed, and dirty)
There are pages and pages of yummy things on the list. Kinda makes you think, doesn't it?
A side note on peanuts; since the early 1990’s, peanut companies have started using a MUCH stronger fungicide to protect their harvested nuts. I think that the majority of peanut allergies are actually an allergy to this new fungicide, but good luck finding a peanut on the market that doesn’t have this fungicide sprayed on it at some point.
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