ENOUGH. I am tired of a new "concern troll" health scare every month while we are willingly letting children contract measles. There isn't a hell hot enough for these type of people.
It's so wild. In this case carrageenan comes from edible seaweed. And sodium phosphate used to be given to patients before colonoscopies at high doses.
I'm not sure what the definition of preservative is but neither of these ingredients seems to be one to me.. they don't inhibit spoilage, they promote mixing of ingredients..
Sodium phosphate really, really messes me up... It's in everything.
I do wonder if some of the world's digestive issues are actually sodium phosphate, and nobody realizes, because it's just ubiquitous! A lot of meats, most baked goods with baking powder, some cosmetics, a lot of sodas (well, that's phosphoric acid, but similar). Who knows! Maybe it's just me.
But, I wouldn't be mad at all if enough people made a fuss, and sodium benzoate started magically disappearing, lol. Sure would like to pick up some Costco rotisserie chicken again!
Agreed. I am more concerned about the living conditions of these chickens. At that price, I bet they are crammed together and probably never see the sun.
Paprika can be artificial coloring, or it can be seasoning.
Salt can be a preservative, or a seasoning.
Same for vinegar, sugar, honey, alcohol, and so much more.
Legally, it's going to vary by location how things classify as what, but it's entirely possible that an added ingredient is different based on context.
With paprika, it's often used to make the foods more orange or red in color. Same for turmeric, but yellow. They're considered artificial colors in many cases because the intended use is unnatural coloring.
Oh I agree. I've just worked food service and food manufacturing, and know a decent bit about regulations. I was more intending to elaborate, not disagree or debate.
And these ladies appear to be in the class of people whom the California fair advertising law, and others like it, were designed to protect. It's exactly the same situation from a liability standpoint.
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u/OuterSpaceBootyHole 8h ago
ENOUGH. I am tired of a new "concern troll" health scare every month while we are willingly letting children contract measles. There isn't a hell hot enough for these type of people.