On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:53:08 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>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.

And who knows how many things they still add to food today that will
be considered harmful in 10 years. Profit before sheeple... I mean
people, indeed.