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Why does the FDA allow bugs in your food?

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The FDA is concerned with food safety, but not necessarily grossness. Here are the acceptable levels of bugs, hairs, poop and other things found in certain foods. read more

That being said, if you are really want bug-free, you can grow it yourself in some relatively sterile environment. Whether you’re successful or not, you’ll understand why the FDA allows bugs in your food. Be a scientist. Get messy. Make mistakes. Try it for yourself. read more

For example, manufacturers can't allow more than 225 bug parts in 225 grams of pasta. Any less than 225 parts in that batch is ok for the FDA. Most of the time, this does not mean these foods are unsafe and in order to be on the list of these foods, the "defects" (what the FDA calls bugs and rodents) have to have been found to cause no health hazards. read more

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