http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11412733/Fears-over-undeclared-nuts-could-lead-to-food-scandal-more-serious-than-horsemeat-crisis.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11412733/Fears-over-undeclared-nuts-could-lead-to-food-scandal-more-serious-than-horsemeat-crisis.html)
WTF??? Intentional, not accidental? Are you kidding me?
Angry and not surprised!
At the end of that article it says to substitute cumin in recipes with chili powder. Most chili powder contains cumin...
Grocery shopping today with DS a assistant . . . he asks me where the cumin recall stands . . . told him I wasn't sure & then I see this thread.
What a goat rope!
Well, I think we knew it was intentional--that the current theories centers around using ground peanut and almond shells to save money. As I explained it to DS, he said, "Like they cut cocaine with corn starch."
Yep. Like that.
Here's a li'l primer on food safety testing and allergens. Allergen Validation: Analytical Methods and Scientific Support for a Visually Clean Standard (http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/december-2011january-2012/allergen-validation-analytical-methods-and-scientific-support-for-a-visually-clean-standard/)
Authors
QuoteTracie Sheehan, Ph.D., is president of TGS Quality Consulting LLC.
Joseph Baumert, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the department of food science & technology and co-director of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He can be reached at jbaumert2@unl.edu.
Steve Taylor, Ph.D., is professor in the department of food science & technology and co-director of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He can be reached at staylor2@unl.edu.