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Not all food toxicity risks are immediately obvious. E.g. hijiki seaweed is a traditional food in Japan, but it often contains dangerous quantities of inorganic
by mrob 3y ago
Not all food toxicity risks are immediately obvious. E.g. hijiki seaweed is a traditional food in Japan, but it often contains dangerous quantities of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijiki
- colordrops 3y agoJust because some foods slip through doesn't mean there shouldn't be a process. Also hijiki isn't a new chemical but a food that has been eaten for thousands of years, so not really comparable.