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Dirt in our diets: pounds eaten and what counts as food
Dietitian Susan Moores notes Americans ingest several pounds of dirt in a lifetime, mostly via processed foods. Jay Bell explains FDA tolerance for insects mold moldy fruit and maggots while distinguishing dirt from soil and stressing safety through processing and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Harvey
Knight Ridder
Paul, Minn
Susan Moores
St. Paul
American Dietetic Association
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Jay Bell
University of Minnesota
College of Agriculture
Bell
St. Paul Pioneer Press