Sunday, February 22, 2009

the Fed allows lots of additives to make food "tasty" & fresh

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations:
Methyl alcohol, not more than 150 parts per million.

Lead (as Pb), not more than 10 parts per million.

Arsenic (as As), not more than 1 part per million.

Carminic acid, not less than 1.8 percent.

(2) Carmine shall conform to the following specifications:

Volatile matter (at 135 °C. for 3 hours), not more than 20.0 percent.

chiefly carminic acid, obtained by an aqueous extraction of cochineal ( Dactylopius coccus costa ( Coccus cacti L.)). Its from a South American crushed beatle

Ash, not more than 12.0 percent.

Lead (as Pb), not more than 10 parts per million.

Arsenic (as As), not more than 1 part per million.

Carminic acid, not less than 50.0 percent.

So the cold war saying:  "better red than dead" should be:  eat red; end up dead...add your own metaphor or






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