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Foods Made of Beetles Now Must Say So (Food additive. Allergic?)
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| January 12, 2011
| Christopher Wanjek
Posted on 01/12/2011 8:47:40 AM PST by decimon
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01/12/2011 8:47:45 AM PST
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decimon
To: neverdem; DvdMom; grey_whiskers; Ladysmith; Roos_Girl; Silentgypsy
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:48:42 AM PST
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decimon
To: decimon
The FDA does some good things....
To: decimon
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:56:34 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: decimon
Been eating it for years, I just didn't know what it was.
I still assume that bug parts in my chili is OK.
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:56:35 AM PST
by
pfflier
To: Silentgypsy
The FDA does some good things....I'm on the libertarian side of things but I don't know of any free-market approach to such problems.
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:57:31 AM PST
by
decimon
To: decimon
MMMMMMMMM... red cochineal beetles...
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:57:40 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Silentgypsy
“The FDA does some good things....”
And without the need for a “Food Safety Modernization Act”!
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posted on
01/12/2011 8:57:40 AM PST
by
treetopsandroofs
(Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
To: pfflier
Been eating it for years, I just didn't know what it was. I still assume that bug parts in my chili is OK.
There are insect parts in everything. Can't escape that fact.
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:00:13 AM PST
by
decimon
To: decimon
"And, really, God knows what crawfish are."Yes, that would be delicious!
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:00:53 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: decimon
Vegetarians, kosher-conscious Jews and halal-conscious Muslims also stood to benefit from knowing about the deliberate presence of an insect in their food.I have a feeling this is not really about making Jews happy.
To: decimon
been disguised in the ingredient list as "artificial color"Since a beetle is a non-synthetic substance, it seems they could have labeled it 'natural color'.
To: decimon
But, what about Crunchy Frog and Spring Surprise?
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:04:52 AM PST
by
LRS
("This is silly! It can't be! It can't be!!" "Oh yes it is! I said you wouldn't know the joint.")
To: decimon
Take your choice: Bugs or Chemicals.
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:09:29 AM PST
by
BuffaloJack
(What rights will the Obama's regime take from us today?)
To: LRS
Crunchy Frog was, of course, accurately labeled, and so could be sold under this regulation. Of course, it’s still extremely nasty.....
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01/12/2011 9:15:42 AM PST
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Notary Sojac
("Goldman Sachs" is to "US economy" as "lamprey" is to "lake trout")
To: decimon
“Some people are highly allergic to cochineal extract and its primary chemical ingredient, carminic acid. The coloring has been tied to dozens of cases of anaphylactic shock and near-death, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI”
And, my liability for someone stranger’s genetic deficienc is? ? ?
Same for any other allergy - let the sufferer care for them self, not ban whatever may cause their genetic abnormality to be activated.
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:15:54 AM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
To: decimon; pfflier
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:18:01 AM PST
by
Notary Sojac
("Goldman Sachs" is to "US economy" as "lamprey" is to "lake trout")
To: GladesGuru
Same for any other allergy - let the sufferer care for them self, not ban whatever may cause their genetic abnormality to be activated.I didn't see anything about a ban. This is about labeling.
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:26:09 AM PST
by
decimon
To: decimon
Carmine made from red cochineal beetles was the dye used to color the red coats of the British Army during our Revolutionary War.
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posted on
01/12/2011 9:32:37 AM PST
by
La Lydia
To: pfflier; decimon
I still assume that bug parts in my chili is OK. If you've ever ridden a motorcycle, you've eaten bugs.
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01/12/2011 9:37:49 AM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
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