Insects in our Food - Not just Deliciousa Figgy Newtons (TMI?)

SO I abuse google and overuse it, and I learned that insect parts are allowed in a batrillion different foods - not just fig newtons (include jelly, jam, peanut butter, flour, honey, chocolate.....). Really I feel I should be grossed out, but I don't care...at all. If you eat lobsters, they are like giant insects anyway (they are in the same phyllum after all - anthropods)

How Many Rodent Hairs and Insect Parts Are In ...

The FDA's action level for peanut butter is 30 or more insect fragments or one or more rodent hairs per 100 grams.

Here is a very brief sampling of the FDA's Food Defect Action Level list. They begin investigation when foods reach the action level they've set. According to the FDA, typical foods contain about 10 percent of the action level, but others say they contain more like 40 percent.

CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE LIQUOR

Insect filth: 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: 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

CITRUS FRUIT JUICES, CANNED

Insects and insect eggs: 5 or more Drosophila and other fly eggs per 250 ml or 1 or more maggots per 250 ml

RED FISH AND OCEAN PERCH

Parasites: 3% of the fillets examined contain 1 or more parasites accompanied by pus pockets

MACARONI AND NOODLE PRODUCTS

Insect filth: Average of 225 insect fragments or more per 225 grams in 6 or more subsamples

Rodent filth: Average of 4.5 rodent hairs or more per 225 grams in 6 or more subsamples

PEANUT BUTTER

Insect filth: Average of 30 or more insect fragments per 100 grams

Rodent filth: Average of 1 or more rodent hairs per 100 grams

POPCORN

Rodent filth: 1 or more rodent excreta pellets are found in 1 or more subsamples, and 1 or more rodent hairs are found in 2 or more other subsamples OR 2 or more rodent hairs per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples OR 20 or more gnawed grains per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples

WHEAT FLOUR

Insect filth: Average of 75 or more insect fragments per 50 grams

Rodent filth: Average of 1 or more rodent hairs per 50 grams

That is so nasty. Can I tell you - I knew that and thats probably why I dont eat anything

Just dont tell me what comes in Taco Bell burritos etc... besides ecoli

Ok, I am NOT reading this! LA LA LA LA LA

I stopped at your comparing lobsters to giant insects!

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

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no sadness. Actually the article said that it made food healthier usually.

Once I ate a chocolate covered cricket.

I am cool with the insects...but the rodent HAIRS

that is a world of pain for me

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Posted by SuzBride

POPCORN

Rodent filth: 1 or more rodent excreta pellets are found in 1 or more subsamples, and 1 or more rodent hairs are found in 2 or more other subsamples OR 2 or more rodent hairs per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples OR 20 or more gnawed grains per pound and rodent hair is found in 50% or more of the subsamples

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what the EFFING EFF! I just threw up in my mouth

I seriously am NEVER eating popcorn again

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Posted by SuzBride

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

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Once I ate a chocolate covered cricket.

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When I was a kid, I ate a box of chocolate covered ants and bees. My aunt was pulling a trick on my mom and put the chocolates in a normal box. My mom gave it to us and so we ate it. My aunt was mean.

Why did I read this?

Actually, I heard that according to FDA, there is a certain percentage of animal/insect stuff allowed in our food, but ahhh... blissful ignorance is just sooooo.... blissful....