On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:30:40 GMT, "Paul M. Cook"
> wrote:

>
>"Jason B." > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:25:27 -0400, Ward Abbott >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:52:42 GMT, "Paul M. Cook"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>Chorizo is made mostly of
>> >
>> >...and I heard it was mostly eye, ear, nose and throat.....<vbg>
>>
>> So, do you look like Brian Cox (if so, my condolences) or just
>> identify with the character he played?
>>
>> Chorizo for sale in the US falls under the same regulations as all
>> other meats. You can rest assured you are not eating pork anus.
>>
>
>There's no law that says you can't sell pork anus or any other part of an
>animal. What do you think chitlins are made of? As long as it's labeled,
>it's OK. And the chorizo I buy in the store clearly has lymph and salivary
>glands in the ingredients list.

I have no problem with salivary glands and whatnot, having eaten
tamales sold from zinc pails in Central American villages and octopus
eyballs from Singaporean street stands. There are, however, controls
in the US as to what can and cannot be sold for human consumption.

What's in your bologna?