Random interesting facts!

[Alex]

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Ew, grubs.

[Kefka Jr.]

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I don't get it. Allowed? Are you sure that's the word? Allowed? Does somebody stand over a vat of peanut butter knowing that there's bug parts in it, give a thumbs up and say, "I'm okay with this?"

[Nixon]

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Heheheheheh...

[Alex]

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Some food color is made of beetles. Most notable in Smarties candies.

Crap.

[Nixon]

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I believe that's what's known as a "simulthought."

[Alex]

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FDA establishes food defect action levels (DALs) for various food products and various types of insects. For instance, the permissible level of certain insect fragments in 50 grams, or about two cups, of flour is 75 parts. (This is the uppermost level at which fragments pose no health hazard in the product.)



This is just awesome:

FDA Allowable Insect Parts:
Citrus fruit - Drosophila & other fly eggs,
juices - eggs, 10 per 250 ml
larvae, 2 per 250 ml

[Caciss]

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I guess bugs could be allowed, since y'know, they're not necessarily unsanitary -- but I doubt the peanut butter you're buying at the store has bugs in it.

Cite the passage in the FDA laws, or whatever, and I'll take you more seriously. Edit: Smurtle wins.

[Big Rick Cook]

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Where's Terr when you need him?

I know he's got some crazy statistics for this bug thing. He posted them once.

[Alex]

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I've got some updated links in the post above. And yes, your peanut butter is allowed to have 30 insect parts per 100 grams.

[Big Rick Cook]

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I wonder how closely monitored these regulations are.

[Drazus]

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Trust me, it's unbelievable what you eat.

I remember one time I was eating a salad. Something was weird in my mouse, I thought it was a stem of Spinish. It was pretty tough. I reached in my mouth and pulled out a little tiny, hard-shelled insect. It looked kinda like the pulpy parts you find on cherry seeds when you're eating them.

It was gross I guess. To those around me.

[DarkwingChuck]

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This reminds me of that legend (or was it true, I forget) about the hot dogs that were advertised as having 15% less rat hair or whatever and nobody would buy them although that ironically meant they were buying the brands with the higher amount of rat hair in them. People are willing to eat a lot of nasty crap as long as you don't point it out to them or as long as Joe Rogan is there.

[Caciss]

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Just because they're allowed to have 30 insects per 100 grams, doesn't mean there is 30 insects per 100 grams. I imagine it's much closer to 0.

[Drazus]

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I'm guessing the average amount of bugs in a jar of peanut butter would be about 15-30 total. But they're probably no bigger than gnats.

[jvrlopez]

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All these ****ing filthy foods that Americans cram into their mouths everyday and some are getting grossed out by the fact that there may be insect legs (albeit processed...) in their snacks?

Great to know we still have some dignity.