"You know, as an example, red lead was used to make cheddar... A can of coffee could be coffee, but it could be ground bone, or charred shells, or dirt." Deborah Blum on our bad food past -- and how to avoid it being our future:
https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesandwich/archive/how-to-not-get-poisoned-in-america/
https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesandwich/archive/how-to-not-get-poisoned-in-america/
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Well, RFK Jr. sure sounds like a eugenicist half the time, if not all the time.". Right on!
*this is a joke not a real fact
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/21/506440314/more-than-60-russians-die-from-drinking-bath-lotion-putin-moves-to-cut-booze-tax
Our food will stay healthy.
It's not cheap but since I've had it I have saved a ton of money on cleaning products and can ensure my produce is clean.
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Yeah, I think that’s about it.
Penzeys has good intentions and an excellent supply chain, but they still couldn't guarantee safety.
That will likely happen again. Lists of "safe" suppliers and how to test for chalk, rocks, and other unsafe filler in our foods.
– Buy local/trusted sources
– Prioritize whole foods
– Wash all produce
– Watch recalls (FDA/USDA)
– Be extra cautious with ground meat, leafy greens, imports
Expect more listeria outbreaks like Boarshead.
Our certification is through independent agencies and they will continue to enforce the rules, even if that just means pulling certification
*ie: eggs only hard boiled or scrambled to death, limp steamed/boiled vegetables, no fresh salad or other raw/undercooked veggies, well done meat
If there were any demonstrations, it took decades for people to get their act together.
the point is we should be fighting the dismantlement of the federal safety apparatus, not making impossible demands of individuals
Cook your food very well and handle everything as if you're camping. Use plenty of soap and time to wash everything, and if you can, grow some tomatoes and lettuce on a screened in porch away from birds.
Just set it to 0 minutes let it pressurize and then release.
“Frodo began to unbutton his vest, the wearing of which was the custom of the more established families of the Shire. What made Baggins’ vest out of the ordinary—for in truth the material of it was not uncommon amongst his friends and neighbours—were the unusual fasteners…”
https://bsky.app/profile/czedwards.bsky.social/post/3ln4xn6civ223
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/are-breakfast-cereals-healthy
been a lot less safe since covid hollowed out the workforce tbh
https://chrisinnermostthoughts.substack.com/p/killers-of-the-flour-bin
A. Direct. Quote.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-man-who-invented-elsie-the-borden-cow-171931492/
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/womens-suffrage-poster-1915
#Milk #FoodSafety #FDA
FYI shit is an acceptable word in CA
Horrid food, nasty water, bad schools, bad cops, he brings the receipts.
ohh cool there is a documentary, too
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poison-squad/