SC - RE: A Different Egg Question

[Erin Kenny]

Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Okay, this much, so far, is information.  The rest of the paragraph, however
> is opinion.  It should not be presented as fact.
> 
>  ......................................................................The
> Food and Drug
> >  Administration should ban cochineal extract and carmine or, at the
> >  very least, require that they be identified clearly on food labels so
> >  that people could avoid them. Natural or synthetic substitutes are
> >  available. A label statement should also disclose that, Carmine is
> >  extracted from dried insects so that vegetarians and others who
> >  want to avoid animal products could do so.
> >
> >  From Chemical Cuisine:CSPI's Guide to Food Additives
> >  http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm#Cancer
> >
> >
> >  Mordonna

Not to mention those who wish to avoid cooties and other yucky stuff,
and the possibility of turning into human insects like David Hedison and
Jeff Goldblum. For 99.9999999999% of the people objecting to the use of
the product the issue is probably about eating bugs, plain and simple.
My opinion, not presented as fact. I also believe xenophobia disguised
as medical responsibility is cowardly and reprehensible.

The source of a refined chemical compound doesn't necessarily reflect
its nature. If it did, by rights cooks would refuse to cook with any of
a variety of fossil fuels, derived as they are from rotting waste matter
and, in some cases, sewage.  

And it is my further belief that Carthage must be destroyed...;  )  

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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