Foxs-In-A-Trenchcoat t1_jc331tp wrote
Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in 60% of US foods Contain technical food additives, new study finds by diosmio
And WTH is a "technical" food additive? It sounds like how the word natural has lost all meaning.
UseOnlyLurk t1_jc3el9r wrote
Are they trying to say “technically has food additives”.
60% seems really low. That leaves produce, some fresh meats and even fewer dairy.
EtherCJ t1_jc425p7 wrote
I mean some fruits and vegetables often have wax on them.
Gemmabeta t1_jc47qlu wrote
It's not wax, it's shellac, aka resin excreted by lac bugs.
kslusherplantman t1_jc4i2ph wrote
Fruit waxing is the process of covering fruits (and, in some cases, vegetables) with artificial waxing material. Natural wax is removed first, usually by washing, followed by a coating of a biological or petroleum derived wax
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_waxing
They also use just wax, wax with shellac, or just shellac.
UseOnlyLurk t1_jc4vgq9 wrote
Pesticides over here trying not to get spotted but I’m calling them out.
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hfsh t1_jc7z7ni wrote
Even more so considering they're only looking at packaged food.
ocmaddog t1_jc53q02 wrote
Natural has no definition when it comes to food generally
LoganSterling t1_jc5ctu2 wrote
right! I thought it was pieces of micro plastics from old shredded laptops..
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