When the Food We Ate Was Literally Poison (Even More So Than Now)

by okket • 8 years ago

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Nomentatus• 8 years ago

asdfasdfdavid• 8 years ago

Wow, this adds a lot of perspective. I thought that things were bad nowadays.

kmlx• 8 years ago

One of the reasons Rome fell was lead poisoning.

acct1771• 8 years ago

Wow, it's almost too perfect of a parallel.

swingline-747• 8 years ago

Artificial sweetener anyone? How about some hair dye? (still allowed today in the US but not in Canada)

Sodium Pyrophosphate is also a "fun," somewhat toxic additive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrasodium_pyrophosphate

ikeyany• 8 years ago

Lead acetate is banned in the US (except for use in hair dye, which the FDA proved is safe).

Shorel• 8 years ago

Right now spices are still filled with non-spice matter, but it is mostly very cheap and harmless rice flour.

We still can't get good spices.

cwzwarich• 8 years ago

It’s pretty easy to get good spices. Buy them whole and grind them yourself. There are a few things where this doesn’t quite work, e.g. asafoetida.

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