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Olive oil that's not, Red Snapper that's something else (Original Post) G_j Feb 2013 OP
Democrats that are not Autumn Feb 2013 #1
Well played!! cliffordu Feb 2013 #2
Why thank you. High praise indeed Autumn Feb 2013 #6
How's this? HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #36
Ah. Don't you trust "Big Business"? IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #3
Starting to see Chinese frozen vegetables imported madville Feb 2013 #4
A lot of our garlic comes from China. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #22
keep cutting inspections and this is a surprise????????????????????????? dembotoz Feb 2013 #5
Soylent Green is people!!!...mostly nt Javaman Feb 2013 #7
You sure they didn't smuggle rats or stray dogs and cats in there? DetlefK Feb 2013 #8
Don't forget the road kill. hunter Feb 2013 #29
I corrected my post. ;) lol nt Javaman Feb 2013 #31
who can you trust anymore? nt G_j Mar 2013 #35
"Public servants" that serve... 99Forever Feb 2013 #9
Well, for starters Brainstormy Feb 2013 #10
and now..organic eggs that are not organic. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #16
Honey that is not real honey BillyJack Feb 2013 #11
Taking the pollen out of honey doesn't make it "not real honey" NV Whino Feb 2013 #12
thought I read a while back that high fructose corn syrup ThomThom Feb 2013 #18
That may be, but that is not what was addressed in the article sited. NV Whino Feb 2013 #23
yes raw honey is alway better than cooked honey with the pollen removed ThomThom Feb 2013 #24
No problem NV Whino Feb 2013 #34
Yep Sugarcoated Feb 2013 #27
Good site...thanks! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #13
+1 Thank you. woo me with science Feb 2013 #15
"Chocolate" with oil instead of cocoa butter, and chemical flavoring, woo me with science Feb 2013 #14
Yes, perhaps products should be required G_j Feb 2013 #17
Breyer's has taken to referring to their's as "dairy dessert". GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #20
High-speed Internet GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #19
Bottled water that's just tap water Taverner Feb 2013 #21
Honey laundering superpatriotman Feb 2013 #25
Why would people possibly want to know what they're *really* eating? AndyA Feb 2013 #26
I think our food supply is hopelessly contaminated for the most part. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #28
wise approach G_j Feb 2013 #32
Christians lacking any real Christ....nt Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #30
Second Vatican Council was betrayed upi402 Mar 2013 #37
Cheese slices that are not cheese. hunter Feb 2013 #33
 

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
3. Ah. Don't you trust "Big Business"?
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:55 AM
Feb 2013

They *always* look out for the rest of us.***

*** Unless it is more profitable not to, and they won't get caught.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
22. A lot of our garlic comes from China.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:06 PM
Feb 2013

I won't buy the Chinese stuff. Ditto for the sea food. It drives me nuts to see "Alaska Wild Salmon, Origin: China". Yeah, I know the fish was likely caught Alaska, and packaged on Chinese factory ships, but still... Are there no American companies that can process fish?

dembotoz

(16,735 posts)
5. keep cutting inspections and this is a surprise?????????????????????????
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:58 AM
Feb 2013

you do get what you do or don't pay for

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
10. Well, for starters
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 11:21 AM
Feb 2013

there's chicken nuggets that are less than half chicken, blueberry bits that aren't blueberries, fiber that's wood pulp, mushroom burgers made from mold, and a whole lot more. Sorry, I'm a food writer. Nothing surprises me anymore.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
16. and now..organic eggs that are not organic.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:17 PM
Feb 2013
Add organic eggs to Europe’s ongoing food scandals.

As many as 150 German and 36 Dutch poultry farms are being investigated for fraud involving organic eggs. Led by prosecutors in Oldenburg, Germany, the investigation is looking into violations of organic rules for free-range egg production.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/02/europe-also-dealing-with-organic-egg-scandal/

We have chickens, the difference in egg flavor and quality is amazing.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
12. Taking the pollen out of honey doesn't make it "not real honey"
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:02 PM
Feb 2013

Commercial honey has always been filtered.

However, removing pollen does diminish the quality in my opinion, and does camouflage other atrocities such as antibiotics or other contaminants picked up by the bees. Without pollen, as the article states, origin of honey can't be traced. But "not honey" is incorrect.

ThomThom

(1,486 posts)
18. thought I read a while back that high fructose corn syrup
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:54 PM
Feb 2013

was being added to honey and peanut oil in peanut butter was replaced with corn oil in some products

ThomThom

(1,486 posts)
24. yes raw honey is alway better than cooked honey with the pollen removed
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:03 PM
Feb 2013

I was just adding another fact about honey to the thread
sorry maybe I could have tagged it on somewhere else
next time I'll try not to overshadow your point

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)
14. "Chocolate" with oil instead of cocoa butter, and chemical flavoring,
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:14 PM
Feb 2013

"yogurt" that is an artificially sweetened soup,

"ice cream" that is mostly gum,

"bleach" that is mostly water.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
20. Breyer's has taken to referring to their's as "dairy dessert".
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 01:02 PM
Feb 2013

Only their vanilla seems to be real "ice cream".

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
25. Honey laundering
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:08 PM
Feb 2013

remember this?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20015516-504083.html

A German food conglomerate and several executives are under indictment on charges that they engaged in what amounts to honey laundering.

Federal prosecutors allege that 10 top executives of Alfred L. Wolff GmbH conspired to illegally import more than $40 million worth of honey from China between 2002 and 2009, and concealed its origin to avoid paying nearly $80 million in anti-dumping duties.

The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese honey brought into the United States since 2001. The current duty is $2.06 per net kilogram.

AndyA

(16,993 posts)
26. Why would people possibly want to know what they're *really* eating?
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:12 PM
Feb 2013

Corporate America knows what's best for us, they would surely never cut corners to save money if it might impact public health.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
28. I think our food supply is hopelessly contaminated for the most part.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:22 PM
Feb 2013

I stopped eating meat last year. It was by request. Since meat wasn't a huge deal for me anyway, it wasn't a big deal. Since then I have also stopped using dairy and eggs. That was because of things I had read about and I felt I can no longer supply the factory farming. I also try to avoid GMOs but that is much harder since there are many crops that are GMO contaminated. Soybeans is the big one. Corn is the other. So, I do the best I can and I try to make most my food from scratch.

Oh and I stopped buying extra virgin olive oil after I read something about that being a lot of things but olive oil wasn't one of them. So, now I just use regular or virgin olive oil since it is less likely to have been involved in some kind of a scam where it's contaminated.

G_j

(40,366 posts)
32. wise approach
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:51 PM
Feb 2013

here is an interesting piece on finding real olive oil.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-your-olive-oil-really-olive-oil/#axzz2MDyJw0OE

<snip>

My best results have come with domestics – wherever I am. My favorite olive oil here in California is a California olive oil. The best Italian olive oil I ever had was in Italy. Same for Spanish olive oil. In all those studies referenced above, domestics seemed to win out. The NZ and Australian studies found that local oils bested the imports, just as the California study found that the top oils were from Califorjnia. I’d imagine Italians like Italian olive oil and Spaniards like Spanish olive oil and so on and so forth because they’re not getting the imported, adulterated dregs.

<snip>

Do some tastings. Look for specialty shops or farmer’s market stands that allow and even encourage tastings of their olive oils. Take at least an ounce (the quarter teaspoon some places try to offer is way too meager to get an accurate reading), slurp it up, and swirl it around in your mouth like you’re trying to make a saliva-EVOO emulsification. Be obnoxious about it, even. But as you swallow the oil, relax and be ready to note the peppery polyphenol kick at the end, usually experienced at the back of your throat. Good EVOO should linger pleasantly in the mouth, even after it’s been swallowed.

<snip>

Avoid clear bottles. Although I’ve bought some fantastic olive oil from dedicated small-time producers that was stored in random glass jars, I usually opt for EVOO that comes in dark bottles or stainless steel containers. First reason being, light exposure oxidizes olive oil and degrades the polyphenol content. Second reason, most quality olive oil producers care about their product enough to ship it in suitable vessels.

Buy a winner. I always keep up with the latest winners of the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, http://www.fairplex.com/wos/olive_oil_competition/AwardsCelebration/winners.asp.
Whenever I’ve tried one from the list of winners, I haven’t been disappointed. Here are some other lauded competitions,

http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/reviews-opinions/extra-virgin-olive-oil-competitions
<snip>

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-your-olive-oil-really-olive-oil/#axzz2MDyJw0OE

upi402

(16,854 posts)
37. Second Vatican Council was betrayed
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:21 AM
Mar 2013

Great story on Democracy Now! about the undoing of the church doing good for people.

hunter

(38,264 posts)
33. Cheese slices that are not cheese.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 03:51 PM
Feb 2013

Just vegetable oil, texturing agents, coloring agents, and cheese flavoring.

Same with some "pizza toppings."

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