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Janet Bostwick > wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Walker wrote:
>>>
>>> Black pepper has long been recognized as a stimulant to appetite as
>>> well as an aid in the relief of nausea. In India it is being used
>>> since time immemorial as a medicine for a number of health problems.
>>> fevers, flatulence, gums, indigestion, reumatism, sore throat,

>>
>> All or nearly all black pepper imported into the U.S. is
>> irradiated. Why did you not mention that? Have you already
>> made the decision that food irradiation is safe for everyone,
>> and therefore you should not propagate that information
>> to consumers? Did someone pay you to do that? You don't
>> want consumers to have complete information when making
>> buying decisions? Why is that?

>
> I think there is a legal liability here?
> Janet


This is why I have MT killfiled. Talk about picking fights where
none existed, that post really takes the cake.

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