Is this true? If so then I will never eat again!?!


Question: Is this true!? If so then I will never eat again!!?
Ok, well, my science teacher is teaching us about insects and bugs!. And today just about 5 mins ago, he handed us a paper that told of insects and bugs in our food! Please if this is true or not I want to know! I need to know if I'll ever be able to eat again!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Everyone over the age of 9 knows this!.

Do you like chocolate!? Most cocoa is harvested in filthy conditions and contain mold, mammalian excreta, (that's animal poo) insects and fungi - it's totally legal!.

http://www!.cfsan!.fda!.gov/~dms/dalbook!.ht!.!.!.

The FDA set these action levels because it is economically impractical to grow, harvest, or process raw products that are totally free of non-hazardous, naturally occurring, unavoidable defects!. Products harmful to consumers are subject to regulatory action whether or not they exceed the action levels!.

http://vm!.cfsan!.fda!.gov/~dms/dalbook!.htm!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It probably happens, but hey, it's not like you're buying a case of chocolate covered ants, or a plate of escargot!.

And if you'd never eat again, would you also never sleep again!? The average person swallows about ten spiders a year in their sleep!.

So only an anorexic insomniac can get away with never hurting animals or bugs!. But I don't think I know any anorexic insomniacs, proabably because they all die so soon!.

Just eat, drink, and be merry!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It probably happens, inevitably!. I mean, food processing isn't happening in some disgusting, dirty, run down factory!. Vegetables and fruits are cleaned before processing!. There are regulations on that kind of thing!. But I think when dealing with the processing of vegetables and fruits and things like that, that certain bugs will live in before they are harvested, might end up being processed along with your food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's been said that processed foods (peanut butter for example) can contain so many parts per million of bugs!. I don't know if it's true or not, but I'm thinking that unless an entire spider ends up on my sandwich I'm not going to fret about it too much!.

You've probably eaten more bugs & dirt and whatever when you were a kid than you'll eat the rest of your life; I would suggest you find something more important to worry about!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

All companies are allowed a certain amount of foreign matter (bugs or whatever) in there product!. I have found a cockroach in a pot pie and I have found a small piece of wood in my cranberries and I forget what else at the moment!. I have not eaten Banquet Pot Pies or any of there products in 40 years!. YUCK!.!.!.!. This question has been asked here more than once so check out answered questions for more details!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's true!. It would cost way to much to hand inspect all food to make sure you didn't get any bugs so they let it slide!.

And if you live in New York there are tiny crustations in the water making it non kosher!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

True!. There are bugs that live in cheese, in your eyebrows, in the bedding and everywhere!. There are gazillions of bugs in everything we eat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Potentially, yes, mostly dead in little tiny pieces!. Of course water, filtered or not, is also full of tiny LIVING microorganisms!. So I mean, really, is it all that bad!? You're still alive so far!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It's true

Most of the bugs are helpful ones!. Acidophilus, a tiny bug that lives in Yogurt, helps use digest our food!.

If you really want to get grossed out read -
"The Life That Lives on Man" by Michael AndrewsWww@FoodAQ@Com

Why!? Do you eat meat!? those are made of animals as well, I can't see any reason to discriminate!. If you're going to eat one, what's wrong with eating the other!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

veganWww@FoodAQ@Com

Well, yes!. In particular there's a food colouring called cochenal, made from insects!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There are insects and bugs in the food!. All food!. They're are in the air too so you better stop breathing too!.!.!.LOLWww@FoodAQ@Com

Definitely true, more so in processed foods!. I'd rather eat a few insects than some other things though!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

O K, get over it!. You have been eating them and worse for your entire life and will forevermore!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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