Yuck!! Anyone for some pizza or peanut butter?

[alfredov]

rat hairs

'95 840Cia, Cosmos Black
Midwest, Chicago

[ReyXLP]

Sorry, man -- I admit you have me curious, but I can't bring myself to click on a link entitled "rat hairs." ;-)

Maybe someone else will do it and post about it...


Rey



2000 BMW 750iL (FOR SALE)
1995 BMW 540i M-Sport
1992 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
1996 BMW 850CSi
1997 Nissan Pathfinder SE (SOLD)
1992 Nissan Pathfinder SE (SOLD)

[Faisal_in_Laurel]

[jef]

from the article:


Jef Truman
1992 850i 6-speed
1996 XJ6

[David C in Seattle]

Yes your are eating bug parts, rat hairs etc.

The bug I liked the best was the confused flour beetle. Not because it was confused, but that it was often confused with a flour beetle. One of the entymologist had this huge bug collection, some with beeltes several inches long. We'd bring this around to schools and the kids would look at them with the usual interest shown to bug collections until we told them that every bug in the display was found in food. Then they were fascinated and wanted to know what kind of food each one was in.

There were some foods I stopped eating but resumed as I realized that I had been eating them for years with no ill effects.

Then there was counting REPs. What's a REP you might ask? Well it stands for Rodent Excreta Pellet. Yummy.

If you find rat/mouse hairs in food after it has been "digested" and filtered in the laboratory, you assume that there were REPs in the original food as they lick themselves and their excreted pellets contain the hairs. The hairs survice the digestion process.

Don't get me started on the parasitology lab. Yuck!

And then there was the glow-in-the-dark fake crab meat.

Dave

[David C in Seattle]

Some of the war stories the old tuskers would tell were pretty bad.

I've seen photos of fingetips in canned foods. I think that fell into the unapproved food additive category :-)

Or the story of the inspector in the grain storage warehouse. When you inspect those you climb to the top peak. In his climb the inspector stepped in something soft. Turns out there were no bathrooms at this place so when the urge came along, well the workers would just make a hole in the grain pile and cover it up like a cat.

"Honey does your bread taste funny?"

Dave

[alfredov]

and he told that almost regularly, when someone needs to spit out a hocker, they do do in one of the vats as they walk by.

I don't buy M&M's anymore.

Surprising of the things you read and hear about. Lately, I've been on an organic type trip. Even looking into putting a reverse osmosis type water filter on the main supply line. I have more trust in the things I grow and care for than I would in any "manufactured" product.

For sweeteners, I recently bouth some Stevia plants for a sweetener, it'll be the end of the summer before I can harvest it, but I know hhow it was grown and taken care of. Let alone all the other things I'm getting into that are organic. I don't even like the idea of Monsanto cranking out their "Frankenfoods."

'95 840Cia, Cosmos Black
Midwest, Chicago

[@ drwerner]

[love]

Peeyoo! I heard the same thing about Ketchup, they said once you see how its made you won't want to eat it anymore! How gross, just think about the dirty restaurants we eat at! I have been making all my own sauces and salsas latley and grow a lot of fruits and veggies, the fresher, whole foods we eat the healthier we will be! No more preservatives, artificial ingredients and hockers thank-you very much. Stevia is great, been looking for a plant to grow, until then I use the sweetleaf stevia which I really like:)
Good Luck & Stay Healthy

[pcy13]

About a decade ago, while on rounds after a particularly harrowing night I noticed an open can of cola sitting on a cart. I asked "Who's is this?" hoping to take a sip. A female resident replied "Mine." to which I responded "Oh, I guess youwoldn't want to get any of my germs on it." Her quick wit and insight lead to "Think about all of the places we put our lips ... I am not worried about what I am going to catch from your mouth."

When I rode a CR250 and a Sportster, I can't imagine how many bugs I must have eaten and inhaled. Who knows what else over the years - and here I am still among the living. Don't sweat it (and chances are someone has sweated "in" it) - these things are gross, but hey, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Eat...Drink...and be Merry !Don't save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorrow.
Paul
'71 RoadRunner 440 SixPack - hey the engine is nearly done!
'01 Esprit V8TT - intercooled, chipped and Quaifed
'02 Liberty Renegade - lifted and locked F&R

[pcy13]

Okay, now go get some benadryl, prednisone and get a shot of epinephrine.



Don't save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorrow.
Paul
'71 RoadRunner 440 SixPack - hey the engine is nearly done!
'01 Esprit V8TT - intercooled, chipped and Quaifed
'02 Liberty Renegade - lifted and locked F&R

[rvance]

Paul,

Couldn't agree more. I'm no expert (that's your area, Paul) but it seems to me that there is a much greater health danger to under cooked food than the occasional stray bug or rodent part. After all don't we consume lots of stuff that is partially "decomposed"? Yogurt and cottage cheese come to mind.

Concerns like this strike me as the grown up equivalent of pitching craw dads at the other kids on the playground. High on the yuck factor, but little real danger.

Vance
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[Scott McDonald]

I suppose with red M&M's you'll get a side of insect with the spit:

Yummy

[NancyC44]

I agree! I also make all of my own sauces/dressings. Here is my favorite recipe for salsa:
Mango-Melon Salsa

Ingredients
- 1 cup diced melon of choice
- 1 cup fresh mango, peeled and diced
- 1/2 serrano (or milder) chili, seeded and minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh mint, shredded
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 cup diced pineapple
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 drops Lemon Drop Liquid Stevia

Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate until serving.

It calls for stevia. I get the Sweetleaf Brand from my local Whole Foods. Enjoy!

[narenner]

I've discovered SweetLeaf Sweetener made from the stevia plant as well and I love it! I worked in a restaurant and bar for several years and have seen the things that get put into food. That's why I try to avoid anything unnatural or artificial. It just doesn't make sense to put things in my body that aren't supposed to be there.

I've even managed to cut sugar out of my diet because I feel healthier when I'm not eating tons of it. It doesn't hurt the SweetLeaf has no carbs, no calories and no glycemic index either. It has made the transition much easier!

Also, I found these videos on YouTube if anyone wants more info on stevia or SweetLeaf:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wwMAe_Hi0k

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s5ILDC5Cx_o