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Default 13 Banned Foods Still Allowed in the U.S.

On 1/17/2013 9:34 PM, Pete C. wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> http://www.shape.com/blogs/shape-you...ill-allowed-us
>>
>> After all these years, I still haven't figured out why people buy
>> bleached flour when it bleaches all by itself over time.
>>

> The key thing here is "free country" (for now) vs. "nanny state". I for
> one will make my own decisions on what foods I will eat, and I do indeed
> pay attention to what is in them. People need to wake up, pay attention
> and think for themselves rather than surrendering more and more rights
> to an out of control government.

Yes, I'm in favor of allowing personal choice but one also needs full
disclosure of ingredients in foods to allow a decision. I buy flour so
infrequently that I cannot remember whether bleaching is mentioned on
the package.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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