Re: [CH] Bumblebee Tuna and extracts...
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:12:03 -0400
It has been demonstrated that high concentrations of dihydrogen oxide can
cause life threatening reactions in test animals... :-)
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:49:28 -0700 (PDT), Tina Brooks wrote
> I trust Greg to cook for me long before I'll trust Bumblebee. lol!
>
> Okay, so Epicurious says that Paprika is just pure ground peppers...
> That's one way to make it.
>
> The FDA says it is something else... It can be used for colour or
> for heat, some food manufacturers use it for both...
>
> So which is it, it's there for the colour or it's there for the
> heat? And worse... as a consumer... how do you know?
>
> Fwiw, the CFIA lists Paprika as a known wheat source, so unless
> you're certain that Bumblebee tuna's use of "paprika" is the pure
> powdered chillies that one might purchase at the grocery store, I'm
> not so sure. One sort of wonders how "wheat" gets into pure ground chillies.
>
> As a food manufacturer, if we were to use paprika, we would ground
> the peppers ourselves to be sure it was pure pepper, but more often
> than not, pepper powders, unless specifically marked as 100% pure,
> contain fillers and some even contain other spices.
>
> Just another way for food companies to hide from consumers the crap
> they're putting into our food.
>
> I thought this was cool... Judge for yourself: http://tinyurl.com/4s5qot
>
> The longer I'm in the food business the more skeptical I am of
> commercial food products.
>
> T
>
> =====
>
> Tina Brooks
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> </a>Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.pepperfire.ca">www.pepperfire.ca</a>
>
> Phone: (514) 393-3430
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> constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com>
> To: Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:45:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [CH] Bumblebee Tuna and extracts...
>
> I hope you don't let him cook for you... :-)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5y6xcs
>
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:42 -0700 (PDT), Tina Brooks wrote
> > I mentioned this discussion to Greg and his response began with
> > "Paprika is oleoresin"
> >
> > He gave me this link: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/cfr73345.html
> >
> > now I'm feeling even more cynical. :)
> >
> > =====
> >
> > Tina Brooks
> > VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces <a rel="nofollow"
> > target="_blank" href="http://www.peppermaster.com">www.peppermaster.com
> > </a>Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
> href="http://www.pepperfire.ca">www.pepperfire.ca</a>
> >
> > Phone: (514) 393-3430
> > 26 St. Jean Baptiste, East
> > Rigaud, Quebec, Canada
> > J0P 1P0
> >
> > Network with me on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
> > href="http://www.gourmetbusinessforum.com/">www.gourmetbusinessforum.com</a>
> -- The premier online business community for food professionals
> >
> > <em><font color="#ff0000">Many persons have a wrong idea of what
> > constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-
> > gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.</font> <font
> > color="#4040ff">Helen Keller</font></em>
>
> --
> =Mark
>
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