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Re: [at-l] Poll question.

>> It's actually dihydrogen monoxide (two hydrogen, one oxygen).
>> Pretty evil sounding, eh? After all, we all know that chemicals
>> are bad in food.

>OK the chemist has to speak up.  Dihydrogen monoxide has a more 
>familiar name, water.  Yes water.  Really dangerous stuff, you can 
>drown it.


You don't know the half of it, brother.

http://www.zippynet.com/pages/bandhmo.htm

>> Keep in mind that "naturally occurring" foods aren't generally
>> subject to the same kinds of government testing and regulation
>> that "artificial" ones are. If they were, you could kiss chocolate
>> and coffee goodbye, for starters. 

>By naturally occurring foods do you mean green beans, peas, potatoes, 
>and shudder beef?  It is sold as a food in the United States it has 
>been either inspected by the USDA or the FDA.  Even 'organic' foods 
>must pass inspection.  The only exception is when you buy your food 
>directly from the farmer.

Inspection and approval are two different things. If Aspertame
or Olestra existed in nature, there would be no controversy with
their use, even if some of the claimed health risks were proven
to be true. On the other hand, if coffee and chocolate were
creations of ADM, they would never get FDA approval after the
first dead lab rat.


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