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Honestly, I'm pretty picky about the food at buy at the store, and even I can't tell anymore if something is safe appart from raw fruits and vegetables I buy fr

Honestly, I'm pretty picky about the food at buy at the store, and even I can't tell anymore if something is safe appart from raw fruits and vegetables I buy from a local old man I've known for years. And I live in France, with very protective laws, and parents that educated me to choose wisely. How the average American, with the worst consumer protection laws and a terrible food culture, is supposed to find a way?

CoastalCoder 3y ago
> How the average American, with the worst consumer protection laws ... Surely there's some hyperbole there. For example, the US doesn't have a problem with lead chromate in their turmeric.
- uoaei 3y ago
  Exceptions don't disprove rules. Exceptions don't disprove rules. Exceptions don't disprove rules.
  - CoastalCoder 3y ago
    The GP stated that the US has the worst protections. So a single counterexample suffices.
    - uoaei 3y ago
      No it doesn't. Statistics is robust to outliers compared to logic, and GP was making a statistical claim.
  - billyjmc 3y ago
    It’s not intended to be an exception disproving the rules. It’s a trigger to induce the rational reader to recognize the obviously fallacious hyperbole of accusing the US of having the worst consumer protection law.
- morsch 3y ago
  > For example, the US doesn't have a problem with lead chromate in their turmeric. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/08/six-brands-of-turmeric-added-to-recall-for-excessive-lead/ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/08/six-brands-of-turmeri... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415259/ What changed?
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pyrale 3y ago
> Honestly, I'm pretty picky about the food at buy at the store Forever chemicals, like PFAs can end up in food, but it is not made to be in food. The nature of this pollution means that trying to prevent environmental pollution to end up in your food is a fool's errand. The solution is to avoid releasing more of the substance in the environment. For instance, PFAs see a lot of use in water-repellent clothing and material. As these products take rain, some of the repellent is shed in the environment, and contaminate stuff we consume. Awareness about it in the population and people looking to buy something else can lead manufacturers to look for alternatives and develop new lines of clothing.

CoastalCoder 3y ago

> How the average American, with the worst consumer protection laws ... Surely there's some hyperbole there. For example, the US doesn't have a problem with lead chromate in their turmeric.

uoaei 3y ago
Exceptions don't disprove rules. Exceptions don't disprove rules. Exceptions don't disprove rules.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  The GP stated that the US has the worst protections. So a single counterexample suffices.
  - uoaei 3y ago
    No it doesn't. Statistics is robust to outliers compared to logic, and GP was making a statistical claim.
- billyjmc 3y ago
  It’s not intended to be an exception disproving the rules. It’s a trigger to induce the rational reader to recognize the obviously fallacious hyperbole of accusing the US of having the worst consumer protection law.
morsch 3y ago
> For example, the US doesn't have a problem with lead chromate in their turmeric. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/08/six-brands-of-turmeric-added-to-recall-for-excessive-lead/ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/08/six-brands-of-turmeri... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415259/ What changed?

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pyrale 3y ago

> Honestly, I'm pretty picky about the food at buy at the store Forever chemicals, like PFAs can end up in food, but it is not made to be in food. The nature of this pollution means that trying to prevent environmental pollution to end up in your food is a fool's errand. The solution is to avoid releasing more of the substance in the environment. For instance, PFAs see a lot of use in water-repellent clothing and material. As these products take rain, some of the repellent is shed in the environment, and contaminate stuff we consume. Awareness about it in the population and people looking to buy something else can lead manufacturers to look for alternatives and develop new lines of clothing.