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huffdaddy
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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Czarjorge wrote: |
Why is that so gross? Meal worm eggs are in almost all processed grain foods. Try buying a box of Jiffy cornbread mix, the most popular corn bread mix in the US, and letting it sit in a warm, dry place for a few months. You'll have meal worms 90% of the time after 2-3 months.
Just remind yourself, bugs are tasteless and excellent sources of protein. |
Uh-oh. I guess that means we have all eaten meal worm eggs and just didn't know it, then. I think I am seriously cutting back on grains now. :cry: |
It's called food defect action levels. They apply to almost everything you eat. Do you like chocolate? They're allowed to have a certain number of insect parts and rodent hairs.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html
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CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE LIQUOR
Insect filth (AOAC 965.38)
Average is 60 or more insect fragments per 100 grams when 6 100-gram subsamples are examined
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Any 1 subsample contains 90 or more insect fragments
Rodent filth (AOAC 965.38)
Average is 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams in 6 100-gram subsamples examined
OR
Any 1 subsample contains 3 or more rodent hairs
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Froggy Parker
Joined: 21 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| princess wrote: |
| Czarjorge wrote: |
Why is that so gross? Meal worm eggs are in almost all processed grain foods. Try buying a box of Jiffy cornbread mix, the most popular corn bread mix in the US, and letting it sit in a warm, dry place for a few months. You'll have meal worms 90% of the time after 2-3 months.
Just remind yourself, bugs are tasteless and excellent sources of protein. |
Uh-oh. I guess that means we have all eaten meal worm eggs and just didn't know it, then. I think I am seriously cutting back on grains now.  |
It's called food defect action levels. They apply to almost everything you eat. Do you like chocolate? They're allowed to have a certain number of insect parts and rodent hairs.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html
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CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE LIQUOR
Insect filth (AOAC 965.3
Average is 60 or more insect fragments per 100 grams when 6 100-gram subsamples are examined
OR
Any 1 subsample contains 90 or more insect fragments
Rodent filth (AOAC 965.3
Average is 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams in 6 100-gram subsamples examined
OR
Any 1 subsample contains 3 or more rodent hairs
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wow, look who's heard of unintentional entomophagy.. |
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