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Farmers Hiding Bird Flu Cases in Cattle from the FedGov
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So we have a feelings-based food supply. That’s probably fine.
So the USDA is now useless too? If they want approval to sell their cow stuffs the USDA should revoke their license unless they can enter their property to test.
In all fairness, the USDA has been useless for a long time.
Just one of many examples, “treatments” are not considered ingredients, so they don’t need to be disclosed to the consumer. McDonald’s takes mechanically separated chicken bits leftover from Tyson’s boning process, then mixes them with ammonia to kill bacteria, homogenizing it into a pink slime. That slime is pressed into four shapes distinct shapes, “breaded” and fried, and the ingredients list for McNuggets is not required to include ammonia.
uh idk about the treatments thing in general but the pink slime myth about the nuggets specifically was both circulated and debunked before 2010, and the image that was going around of it was not taken in any facility relating to McDonald's.
You would have a point about the beef being treated with ammonia and homogenized, but according to AP, "McDonalds stopped using the by-product, known in the industry as lean, finely-textured beef, in 2011" here is their source on that
I really don't consider myself a McDonald's defender but the least you could do is say things that are current or even just recent and true lol
I saw it in a documentary a long time ago. I just looked myself, and it seems you’re right about it being their beef and not chicken.
The treatment designation is true. If a substance is added to food to be removed prior to consumption, it’s considered a treatment, and therefore does not have to be listed on the ingredients list.
I remember a story where a inspector had to wear a bag over her head to inspect a processing plant. So essentially blindfolded to inspect food production that would feed millions of people. Our whole political and economic system is a joke.
And they wonder why the rest of the world isn't super eager to import their awesome foodstuffs.
No joke. I was floored when I read that Mexico refused to import corn unless the FDA provided proof of full safety of the “Roundup ready” GMO corn and glyphosate pesticide, and the FDA failed to respond with proof.
We live in the Attention Age and the world runs to a large degree on emotions. This is fine, everything's fine.