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Default Tea leaves from Myanmar recalled

Food colorings are forever.

Jim

On Mar 31, 8:22 am, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Mar 31, 8:58 am, wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately its called shelf life. I wonder what the Burma press
> > says about hotdogs. Ive never seen any pickled tea in the stores.

>
> > Jim

>
> > ...shu put out a kimchee fire once...

>
> > > Right now is the perfect time for companies to stop this madness, the
> > > eco/health/organic fad that so many are latching onto is exactly the
> > > open door for manufacturers to step through to dump the colorings and
> > > just give me the product.

>
> > > - Dominic

>
> Additives for shelf-life I can understand but my assumption was that
> this was purely a colorant. I can't see how something being fire
> engine red or neon green improves shelf life over a clear version or a
> naturally colored one.
>
> - Dominic
>
> Kimchi fires have been known to kill and then the smell lingers for
> weeks