10 American Foods that are Banned in Other Countries
chineyLuv
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Thought I would post this up just as a general "FYI"
http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/08/10-american-foods-that-are-banned-in-other-countries.html?m=1
http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/08/10-american-foods-that-are-banned-in-other-countries.html?m=1
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Eeuw. I think I'm gonna become a vegetarian. On the other hand, it's legal to sell horse meat for human consumption in Germany as long as it's labeled as such!
I'm surprised they didn't mention high-fructose corn syrup. Coke/Pepsi seem to be able to get away with it only in the US.0 -
I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.0 -
I just spit all over my monitor and keyboard and I've only made it to the second food...Unfortunately, the gigantic human lab experiment is only about 10 years old, so we are likely decades away from tabulating the human casualties0
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I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.
Ditto....0 -
I consider myself well educated on the topic of GMOs so I know the negative health claims made under No 2, Genetically engineered papaya, are completely false. That puts the rest of the article in question. Ok... I just noticed the "source" of this information at the bottom of the article... Mercola and Real Pharmacy. Anything on Mercola should immediately be considered false.0
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This is one of the worst articles I've ever read.0
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If you google these, you'll find sources. However, some types of arsenic-based drugs are taken off the market. Way too late, though.0
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. Mercola and Real Pharmacy. Anything on Mercola should immediately be considered false.
By no means am I well educated on these things...so I'm curious........Why on Mercola?0 -
No sources listed. Anti GMO banner at the top. Move along. Nothing to see here.
You know, potatoes have arsenic in them. Naturally.0 -
I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'This is one of the worst articles I've ever read.
+1 to both. All I needed to see: Source: Mercola0 -
. Mercola and Real Pharmacy. Anything on Mercola should immediately be considered false.
By no means am I well educated on these things...so I'm curious........Why on Mercola?
Joseph Mercola is a well-known purveyor of junk science. Denies that HIV causes AIDS, says microwaving food is dangerous, and all kinds of other total nonsense. Uses misinformation and lies to drive fear in order to sell books and page views.0 -
IN, to get me through the morning tomorrow.0
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. Mercola and Real Pharmacy. Anything on Mercola should immediately be considered false.
By no means am I well educated on these things...so I'm curious........Why on Mercola?
http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/mercola.html0 -
I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.
That was my reaction as well. In addition Australia and New Zealand have incredible strict import rules when it comes to food, so having them as an example isn't all that telling.0 -
Personally, my eyes rolled into the back of my head when I realized the article wasn't actually about food/chemicals in food that are only used in the US, but ones that happen to be used in the US but are banned in SOME other countries.
America is teh evul.0 -
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I'm not buyin' what he's sellin'0
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I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.
This article may lack citations, but it's common knowledge that a lot of this is true. For example, GMOs. Pretty much all of Europe bans them or at least requires them to be labeled as such, and many, many other countries do and you can find this information via various trustworthy news sources or the state in questions own official websites. It's all out there and easy to find.0 -
I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.
This article may lack citations, but it's common knowledge that a lot of this is true. For example, GMOs. Pretty much all of Europe bans them or at least requires them to be labeled as such, and many, many other countries do and you can find this information via various trustworthy news sources or the state in questions own official websites. It's all out there and easy to find.
Too bad the article didn't feel like using any of those trustworthy and easy to find sources to back up what they were saying.0 -
I have no problem believing there are issues with additives and farming practices in the US. However, as I read this article I just kept thinking:
'Citation needed... citation needed... citation needed...'
Many sins are committed in the name of food mass production, but just as many are committed in the name of compelling copy, especially online.
In other words don't believe everything you read, at least until you've checked out the source.
This article may lack citations, but it's common knowledge that a lot of this is true. For example, GMOs. Pretty much all of Europe bans them or at least requires them to be labeled as such, and many, many other countries do and you can find this information via various trustworthy news sources or the state in questions own official websites. It's all out there and easy to find.
Too bad the article didn't feel like using any of those trustworthy and easy to find sources to back up what they were saying.
It's the Internet, not a college thesis. The writer of the article is not obliged to list sources. It's great if they do, but we as consumers should be capable of doing our own research. Just because this person didn't cite sources doesn't mean it's not true.0
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