Gross FDA report about spices imported to the US
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Anonymous
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I'll spare you the details, but read at your own risk!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/health/12-percent-of-us-spice-imports-contaminated-fda-finds.html?hp&_r=0 |
Anonymous
Oh god. Nearly all my spices come from India. 
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Anonymous
Ha! It's not just spices, and it's not just India. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/26/fda-approved-rat-hairs-an_n_773608.html#s165326title=Pizza_Sauce_30 You'll never eat anything again! |
Anonymous
| I think this should be expected. I assume that there is some percentage of bug material in every processed grain food. It would be impossible to get rid of them all. |
Anonymous
| And people are worried about their apple peel touching the grocery basket... |
Anonymous
This when I returned from a trip to India I would eat an apple straight from my grocery bag. No rinse etc... I fingered if I survived what could a little rat poop or pesticides do? |
Anonymous
| I think the mass market spices are irradiated. That should handle anything biologically active. |
Anonymous
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Yet a billion-plus people in India seem to be surviving just fine!
I only buy spices from Penzey's or Kalustyan. I hope their quality control practices are good. |