Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by Udik on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:29AM
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Also the word "toxin" in the title shouldn't be there.
From Wikipedia:
A toxin (from Ancient Greek: τοξικόν toxikon) is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms;[1][2] synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded.
In other words a toxin is a poison (not a generically harmful substance) produced by living organisms for attack or defense.
Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by bsenftner on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:47AM
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Food fraud is going to emerge is a major issue in the near future. As this issue gets exposed to the light, the size and illegal revenues generated will stagger the public. It makes the drug trade look like amateurs.
Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by rdiddly on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:31AM
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Weird headline. I guess it's click bait, but the way it's phrased makes it sound like there are some toxins (unlike "these" toxins) that SHOULD be in our food.
Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by manicdee on Monday August 22, 2016 @01:03AM
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Many chemicals that we regard as toxic actually occur naturally in foods we live.
Formaldehyde in most living things, cyanide in apples, etc.
Some substances should not be in our food at all, such as mercury. Other substances shouldn't be in our food above certain quantities, such as formaldehyde.
So yes, there are some "toxins" that should be in our food assuming what we are eating isn't synthesised from scratch.
Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by barkbro on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:37AM
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The article is mostly about food fraud. The only references to "toxins" are arsenic in rice and formaldehyde used as a preservative in milk (which apparently is a problem in Brazil).
Re:These toxins in our food almost certainly shouldn’t be there
by motorogo on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:20AM
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It's not, though? Range of new analysis discussed and the scientist wrote a report on the horsemeat scandal (was found in range of minced beef products) - huge uk news story at the time.
From Wikipedia: A toxin (from Ancient Greek: τοξικόν toxikon) is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms;[1][2] synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are thus excluded.
In other words a toxin is a poison (not a generically harmful substance) produced by living organisms for attack or defense.
New phrase learned
Organic is meaningful in context of info like this.
Also they're not quite sure about it, but almost!
Formaldehyde in most living things, cyanide in apples, etc.
Some substances should not be in our food at all, such as mercury. Other substances shouldn't be in our food above certain quantities, such as formaldehyde.
So yes, there are some "toxins" that should be in our food assuming what we are eating isn't synthesised from scratch.