Husband: “Hey, honey, what’s for dinner tonight?”
Honey: “I don’t know. How about another batch of Mac and cheese? I read the package of this new stuff I got at the grocery today and they’re one of the three percent of companies that don’t have chemicals used in plastics, rubber coatings, adhesives, sealants and printing ink in their Mac and cheese.”
Husband: (With a slight tone of irritation.) Honey, why did you switch brands? You knew I was going to use what was left of that last batch of Mac and cheese to seal some of those nasty leaks around our bathroom skylight once this winter storm is over.”
Honey: “Darling, you know I used the last of that Mac and cheese awhile ago to fix the front tire on Billy’s bike.”
Husband: “Oh yea. You’re right. My bad. Guess I just forgot.”
Harmful chemicals in the food supply is hardly new. What will be new is when consumers wake up and step up with their purses and wallets and refuse to tolerate it any longer. The geniuses who run this dog and pony democracy charade will find a way to get those chemicals out of Mac and cheese pretty quick.
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In a first-ever report, published by the Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging, on phthalate levels found in cheese powder from macaroni and cheese, researchers detected phthalates in nearly every product they tested. Out of the 30 products analyzed, 29 tested positive for phthalates.
Though the coalition aims to test more foods, after acknowledging dairy products are the greatest source of dietary exposure to the phthalate DEHP, cheese products were chosen as the first in a series of other foods to test for the presence of phthalates.
For the report, 30 different cheese products purchased at retail stores in the United States
were shipped in their original packaging to an independent laboratory in Belgium, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO).
were shipped in their original packaging to an independent laboratory in Belgium, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO).
The lab analyzed the samples for the presence of 13 ortho-phthalates. In conclusion, they reported an average total concentration of phthalates in macaroni and cheese powder that was more than four times higher than phthalates found in natural, unprocessed cheese.
Processed cheese slices had nearly three times the phthalates of natural cheese.
Processed cheese slices had nearly three times the phthalates of natural cheese.
These results show that foods are more likely to pick up these chemicals during proc
essing and packaging steps. Though further research is needed, the Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging noted that action should be taken to eliminate phthalates in any food product.
essing and packaging steps. Though further research is needed, the Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging noted that action should be taken to eliminate phthalates in any food product.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-07-23-99-of-tested-mac-and-cheese-products-contain-chemicals-used-in-plastics-rubber-coatings-adhesives-sealants.
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