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     Speaker Kurra Bewarse Username: Speaker Post Number: 3903 Registered: 04-2017 Posted From: 192.197.178.2 Rating: N/A |
Insect heads Though the FDA allows only one defect in fig paste, it is notable for its specificity: insect heads. To Live Science, the designation raises several questions, including where is the rest of the insect? How are only the heads getting in? The handbook notes that up to 13 insect heads are acceptable in every 100 grams of fig paste. The heads may enter at any point — before the figs are harvested, after the figs are harvested and during processing. In this case, the FDA's definition of an aesthetic defect — "offensive to the senses" — seems particularly apt Naa Maata, Nene Vinanu |