It used to be that I respected and listened to the FDA warnings and passing of products. Now I find them pretty much useless. They are supposed to be there to find harmful products and let the public know about them. Lately however they’ve been asleep at the wheel and it’s been contamination one right on the heels of another.
Now they are talking about High Fructose Corn Syrup. Some of this product is made with lye and some of this lye is made at plants with an old mercury technology. Now, it’s never occured to anybody till now to check for the mercury level in foods made with this. The person who checked found that about three in fifty-five brand names have foods that contain mercury.
Of course the FDA could care less. Their new standard answer is ” you’d have to consume more than is possible for a person to ever consume before any harmful effects would be seen “. The real kicker on top of that is they have no answer when you ask how much do you have to consume before it becoms harmful. They usually have no idea what even a small amount will do and no or weak plans to find out. Thanks for the protection FDA.