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From: "Rayburn Killion" <>
Subject: Re: "The Raisin City"
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 08:45:15 -0800


It's not only raisins and figs, federal regs allow a certain amount of
insect and rodent parts (well, hair and fur anyway) in grains as well:
cereals, bread, beer,etc. Yum, what's for breakfast?

Ray

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Van Camp <>
To: <>;
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Cc: <>
Date: Sunday, February 01, 1998 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: "The Raisin City"

>Didn't you ever wonder what was crunchy in your fig bar? I used to eat
them
>all the time, then in 1973, I read a newspaper article that there was a
>petition to the FDA to allow MORE insect parts.... I've never eaten a fig
>newton since
>Phil Van Camp
>-----Original Message-----
>From: <>
>Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 8:25 PM
>Subject: Re: "The Raisin City"
>
>
>>I know you're all eager to learn this:
>>{SNIPPED}
>>The government (ours) allows the growers to have a low
>>percentage of insect parts, antennae, legs, bodies, wings
>>etc to be included with your packaging. This includes fig
>>bars, etc.
>>
>>Dale A.
>>
>>
>
>

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