Guest guest Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Think of all the endo and myco toxins in there! I try to eat fresh if I can. > >The FDA has established guidelines 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. > > http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/17-foods-scary-surp > rises?cm_ven=outbrain & psv=outbrainselectedarticle & obref=obnetwork > I'm absolute committed to growing my own nuts too. > > http://www.fda.gov/food/guidancecomplianceregulatoryinformation/guidancedocu > ments/sanitation/ucm056174.htm#intro > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ALLSPICE, WHOLE Mold > (MPM-V32) Average of 5% or more berries by weight are moldy > > DEFECT SOURCE: : Preharvest and/or post harvest infection > SIGNIFICANCE: Potential health hazard - may contain mycotoxin producing > fungi > ---------------------------------------------------------- >APPLE BUTTER Mold > (AOAC 975.51) Average of mold count is 12% or more > Rodent filth > (AOAC 945.76) Average of 4 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams of apple > butter > Insects > (AOAC 945.76) Average of 5 or more whole or equivalent insects (not counting > mites, aphids, thrips, or scale insects) per 100 grams of apple butter > > DEFECT SOURCE: Mold - post harvest infection. Rodent hair - post harvest > and/or processing contamination with animal hair. Whole or equivalent > insects - preharvest, and/or post harvest and/or processing insect > infestation, > SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ASPARAGUS, CANNED OR FROZEN Insect filth > (MPM-V93) 10% by count of spears or pieces are infested with 6 or more > attached asparagus beetle eggs and/or sacs > Insects > (MPM-V93) Asparagus contains an average of 40 or more thrips per 100 grams > OR > Insects (whole or equivalent) of 3mm or longer have an average aggregate > length of 7mm or longer per 100 grams of asparagus > > DEFECT SOURCE: Pre-harvest insect infestation > SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > BERRIES > Drupelet, Canned and Frozen (blackberries, raspberries, etc.) Mold > (AOAC 955.47) Average mold count is 60% or more > Insects and larvae > (AOAC 981.20) Average of 4 or more larvae per 500 grams > OR > Average of 10 or more whole insects or equivalent per 500 grams (excluding > thrips, aphids and mites) > > DEFECT SOURCE: Insects and larvae - preharvest insect infestation. Mold - > post harvest infection > SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic > --------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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