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     Speaker Kurra Bewarse Username: Speaker Post Number: 3911 Registered: 04-2017 Posted From: 192.197.178.2 Rating: N/A |
Insect parts The FDA allows few foods to contain whole insects. But insect parts? That's another story. Heads, legs and other fragments of these little pests are more commonly allowed in foods, according to the handbook. This seems especially true of spices. Ground cinnamon, for example, can contain up to an average of 400 insect fragments per 50 grams. And ground marjoram can contain up to an average of 1,175 insect fragments per 10 grams. (A typical cinnamon jar holds about 42 grams. And a typical McCormick container of ground marjoram weighs 18 g.) Insect body parts are also allowed in both crushed and ground oregano. Crushed oregano can contain up to an average of 300 insect fragments per 10 grams. If you go for ground oregano, however, you can find up to an average of 1,250 insect fragments per 10 grams (one question that comes to mind is, are the fragments here smaller and more plentiful because the oregano has been ground?). Naa Maata, Nene Vinanu |