Did anyone here see the PBS show about "The Poison Squad"? Just aired a
couple of nights ago (locally).

It's a documentary about the man who first demanded food safety tests
and food labelling. Trying to promote safe food. Back around the turn
of the last century.

It was extremely interesting. Also alarming what sort of things were
added to food before anyone had any idea what affects it might have.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...sly-experiment

"1883, conducted a rather grisly experiment on human volunteers to help
make food safer for consumers €” and his work still echoes on today.

Still quoting "Wiley was an indefatigable activist for food safety
regulations during a time when the food industry was organizing and
adding substances to food without any oversight, using its might to put
profits before people. But Wiley and his small band of chemists began
methodically testing suspected harmful additives and revealing the
effects of these dangerous compounds to the government and public."

I don't know about you, but I'd rather be able to read a label and know
there is no alum mixed in with my flour.

Jill