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To: jespasinthru

Check out the accepted number of insect fragments that are allowed by the FDA in canned food. Canned tomatoes for instance.

Happy eating!


3 posted on 07/24/2014 7:19:49 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: prairiebreeze

yup, had a gal friend once whose summer job it was to do lab things like count insect legs and body fragments in mmmm-mmmm-good soup.


6 posted on 07/24/2014 7:21:45 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: prairiebreeze

The euphemism used by the FDA for that is “insect parts per million”. Don’t google for photos unless you’re planning on going on a diet.

CC


21 posted on 07/24/2014 7:30:08 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: prairiebreeze
Check out the accepted number of insect fragments that are allowed by the FDA in canned food. Canned tomatoes for instance.

And people wonder why I do my own canning....

I KNOW what's in it.

32 posted on 07/24/2014 7:36:20 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: prairiebreeze

http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/SanitationTransportation/ucm056174.htm#CHPT1


52 posted on 07/24/2014 7:55:18 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: prairiebreeze

And don’t forget rat hair in chocolate — yum!


110 posted on 07/25/2014 1:12:36 PM PDT by goldi
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