Rally in D.C. and Email the FDA Update

— Congratulations petitioners, With your help, we have reached nearly half a million signatures! Pretty great stuff! During tomorrow’s event, Change.org will be live-tweeting the… Read more

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Workers share fast food items you should never eat

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by Desair Brown, USA TODAY

Posted on March 11, 2014 at 6:48 AM

Updated Tuesday, Mar 11 at 6:48 AM

Fast-food workers are fessing up on the menu items you should probably avoid.

Several days ago, Reddit posed this question on its site: “Fast food workers of Reddit, what should we NOT order at your restaurant? Why not?” And the responses keep coming.

Here are a few items that, according to Redditors, you should never order at their fast-food restaurants.

1. McDonald’s chicken nuggets and any McCafe drink. You can ask for fresh nuggets, but avoid the fancy beverages. Apparently, the machines are hard to clean.

2. Subway egg and tuna salad sandwiches. The salads come from a bag and are heavily mixed with mayonnaise. The cold cuts are kept in a smelly syrup.

3. Pizza Hut pizza. Chances are the dough is old, oily and handled without gloves.

4. KFC’s BBQ sandwich. The chicken is too old to even give away. It’s soaked in barbecue sauce until it can be pulled apart.

5. Wendy’s chili. The beef comes from old, dried-up meat on the grill that’s re-heated.

Watch the video for more fast-food items workers say you shouldn’t order.

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FDA Moves to Keep Foods Safe for Animals

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FDA Moves to Keep Foods Safe for Animals

10/25/2013 09:30 AM EDT

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing preventive measures to protect all animal foods from disease-causing bacteria, chemicals and other contaminants. This includes the food that pet owners give their dogs, cats and other companion animals, and the feed that farmers give their livestock.

Preventive Controls for Food for Animals is the fifth rule that FDA has proposed this year as part of the food-safety framework envisioned by the 2011 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that focuses on preventing foodborne illnesses.

Read this Consumer Update to learn more.

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9 Insane Facts About Your Food That Will Give You The Ultimate Shock!

03/26/2015 Nativegrl77

The Zeit

Shocking Food Facts
Photo by marin

1- The most expensive coffee in the world is brewed from beans partially digested and defecated by toddy cats. How do you take your “poo”? With sugar and cream please.

2- The common bread ingredient L-cysteine is derived from human hair. Don’t believe it’s only hair from your head if you know what I mean; eeuww!

3- Chicken McNuggets contain industrial chemicals. TBHQ, a petroleum derivative, is used as a stabilizer in oil field chemicals amongst other things. TBHQ has been linked to stomach tumors. Another chemical used as an ingredient is Dimethylpolysiloxane which is a type of silicone. It is used as a filler for breast implants, and is the key ingredient in Silly Putty.

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Black History

the Senate ~ CONGRESS 3/26~ the House

03/26/2015 Nativegrl77

The Senate stands adjourned until 9:30am on Thursday, March 26, 2015.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.11, the budget resolution.

All debate time on the budget resolution will be considered expired at 12:00 noon. Senators should expect a long series of roll call votes beginning at 12:00 noon.

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Last Floor Action:
10:12:35 A.M. -H. Res. 173
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

9:00:31 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:01:47 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend James Stoeger, S.J., President, Jesuit Secondary Education Association, Washington, DC
9:02:21 A.M.		POSTPONED PROCEEDING ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Burgess demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Burgess objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the approval of the Journal until a time to be announced.
9:02:41 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Sam Johnson of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:03:04 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
9:13:51 A.M.	H. Res. 173	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 173 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and strengthen Medicare access by improving physician payments and making other improvements, to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 27, 2015, through April 10, 2015.”
9:15:01 A.M.	H. Res. 173	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 173.
9:46:19 A.M.	H. Res. 173	The previous question was ordered without objection.
10:12:35 A.M.	H. Res. 173	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 143).
10:12:35 A.M.	H. Res. 173	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.