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Ain’t She Pretty?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is possible to look at a pile of paint tints, varying colors, arrange them in such a pattern that they become more than just colors. They can take on the ability … Continue reading
What’s Ailing America? There is a Drug For That!
I am running the risk of this blog becoming a running commentary on the state of medicine in the US, but this article from Mother Jones at least is peripherally related to food issues. Doctors Are Prescribing Amphetamines for Binge … Continue reading
Allergy Symptoms?
This morning a friend was complaining that after eating his dinner last night he got a histamine reaction. His nose and sinuses all plugged up quickly. The dish, “Sweet and Spicy Orange Zest Chicken–Healthy Choice” contained lima beans. He rarely … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, food additives, Food Safety, trans fats
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Generally Regarded As Safe
There ought to be a law! Oops, there is a law, but the FDA chooses to not actually look at these things because good science costs money, and money doesn’t grow on trees. Continue reading
GRAS
Someone should be paying attention. You sort of just assume that someone is watching what goes into our foods. Artificial ingredients perform lots of different duties in your processed foods, they would be inedible without them, but are they safe? … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial ingredients, FDA, Food Safety, GRAS, low carb, low carbohydrate diet, Melanie Warner, USDA
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Least Expensive Is Best, Right?
I can get this bacon on sale this week for 1.99 per pound. At my local meat processing locker I can get smoked sugar cured bacon for 6.49 per pound. I can get a fresh pork belly from the locker … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, Contaminated meat, Food Safety, HIMP, local food, meat inspections, saving money, USDA
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Food Poison
Poison in your food. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) one in six citizens will become ill from foods they eat each year. That would be five hundred million, give or take a few hundred thousand, that get … Continue reading
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Tagged e. coli, food borne pathogens, food poisoning, food processing, Food Safety, grass fed meats, industrial meats, salmonella
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