Monday, January 28, 2013

Scare Aware

Here is an early Valentine you can share with those you love.
Because you wouldn't want to poison or cheat them, would you?

Well, then beware the supermarket and head for your local farmers' market even in midwinter.  The United States Pharmacopeial Convention has let loose a little data from its long study of fraudulent grocery store products, fraudulent in that they don't contain what the label says they do. That's illegal but who can keep up with all those products on all those shelves?

Some of the substitutions are seemingly harmless although disgusting, while others are downright dangerous. So for peace of mind-- and body too, for you and ones you love, buy these particular products from your local market. I chose the ones I know are readily available.

Milk (in some places terrible things are used to thicken it)

Honey (Said this earlier but it's not just Chinese junk in those bottles)

Coffee (problems lurk in what's sold already ground and packaged)

Fish (widespread, ahem, bait and switch. Almost all fish now, even in restaurants, is mislabeled or pretend, and some of the unacknowledged species can be toxic.)

Maple syrup (high fructose corn syrup and beet sugars)

Jams (chemicals used to make plastics sometimes used to thicken)

Olive Oil (nothing new here; what's in the bottle may not be a virgin or Italian or in the worse case not even olive oil.)

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