we've been eating insects & MOLD without knowing it!

[Guest guest]

>

> Canned and Frozen BERRIES are only defective by fda standards

> " When Average of mold count is 60% or more " !!

> " SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic- " --AESTHETIC?? WHAT??

>like Canned and Frozen BERRIES with 59% mold acceptable--totally

> insane!

sorry, but this must be wrong interpretation. If you have 60% mold, you would

not see any berries but just an amorphous glob. Maybe the standard says that 60%

of berries are allowed to have visible signs of mold (if you look well, the same

probably applies to fresh berries you get in the grocery shop).

> 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.

again, this is about what amount of (pre-canned) product can show visible signs

of mold, insects etc. And even if a certain percentage is acceptable, that

doesn't mean all canned product have this amount. It is the official upper

limit!

Try to keep some common sense. If you buy products from an organic grocery

store, I'm pretty sure you will find insect remains and molds on most of them.

And this could be more serious than for canned products, because many canned

products are pasteurised, killing all the germs (unlike product that is eaten

fresh of with minimal cooking).

This is nature, natural products are not 'sterile' nor are humans themselves. If

there were no microbes or insects at all on your food, you should get really

worried.

I once saw a documentary (probably on Discovery Channel) about a new type of

food preservation. A US company made some kind of packaged sandwiches that would

remain 'fresh' for a few months even after removing the packaging. They asked

people passing by on the street to try the stuff, and most of them found it

acceptable although not very tasty.

Then they discared pieces of the sandwiches on the street for the doves and

other birds that were searching for food there. They were very curious about the

stuff, but none of them really dared to eat it. Sometimes animals are smarter

than humans

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

the article below does not even begin to reveal the whole problem. See below

for what I discovered when scan the fda list.

MOLD " mycotoxin producing fungi " !

By looking thru the entire list of foods, it's clear to me that some of the

foods are at such high risk of contamination that they should never be

eaten, like Canned and Frozen BERRIES with 59% mold acceptable--totally

insane!

Canned and Frozen BERRIES are only defective by fda standards

" When Average of mold count is 60% or more " !!

" SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic- " --AESTHETIC?? WHAT??

I'll never eat commercial Canned and Frozen BERRIES or apple butter again!

I had no idea these foods were so loaded with mold, which make me so ill.

No wonder so many are sick. WE must grow our own local foods. Stop this

insanity of mass producing foods shipped around the world.

Also discovered why I could not tolerate even " organic " raw brazil nuts--the

presence of mold is so high.

I recently was eating brazil nuts and had few that tasted so awful, spit it

out and eventually threw out the entire bag of expensive nuts.

===

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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[Guest guest]

That is horrific. I would love to be able to link to this myself...but your

links are not valid. Could you give the links again?

Thanks

>

> Dear friends,

> the article below does not even begin to reveal the whole problem. See below

> for what I discovered when scan the fda list.

> MOLD " mycotoxin producing fungi " !

>

> By looking thru the entire list of foods, it's clear to me that some of the

> foods are at such high risk of contamination that they should never be

> eaten, like Canned and Frozen BERRIES with 59% mold acceptable--totally

> insane!

>

> Canned and Frozen BERRIES are only defective by fda standards

> " When Average of mold count is 60% or more " !!

> " SIGNIFICANCE: Aesthetic- " --AESTHETIC?? WHAT??

> I'll never eat commercial Canned and Frozen BERRIES or apple butter again!

> I had no idea these foods were so loaded with mold, which make me so ill.

> No wonder so many are sick. WE must grow our own local foods. Stop this

> insanity of mass producing foods shipped around the world.

>

> Also discovered why I could not tolerate even " organic " raw brazil nuts--the

> presence of mold is so high.

> I recently was eating brazil nuts and had few that tasted so awful, spit it

> out and eventually threw out the entire bag of expensive nuts.

>

> ===

> 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

> ---------------------------

>