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40. True, but anything that is processed on any level, whether its in a flour mill...

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:59 PM

Oct 2015

or a grinder, pretty much any food that's mixed up, smashed, chopped and ground is going to have non-food contaminates in them. Today far less of them than in the past.

I don't see how this is alarming, unless people want us to go through the expense of only processing foods in rooms that meet or exceed the standards for clean rooms used in microchip manufacturing, we are going to have to tolerate such contaminates.

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Human DNA Found In 66% Of Vegetarian Hot Dogs [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 OP

They've found Jimmy Hoffa. roamer65 Oct 2015 #1

Just little bits that were stuck to the Meat Grinder PeoViejo Oct 2015 #23

woah woah woah uawchild Oct 2015 #2

Deadwood Brand Ham central scrutinizer Oct 2015 #19

That's just gross! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #52

Coming soon..... Liberalagogo Oct 2015 #3

well maybe they mixed up PatrynXX Oct 2015 #4

Then don't eat them. We are in control of what we eat. upaloopa Oct 2015 #5

"It’s not clear what the source of the human DNA might be" MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #6

That was my first thought. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #8

LOL! nt m-lekktor Oct 2015 #9

nah. meat cutters lose lots of fingers on the job. riversedge Oct 2015 #10

All it takes is one disgruntled employee. I heard a story of chewing tobacco worker, Auggie Oct 2015 #13

It's a fact that a chemical that makes poop stinky is used to flavor icecream. frizzled Oct 2015 #24

Yuck. roamer65 Oct 2015 #54

Funniest moment in movie history? One of em anyways randys1 Oct 2015 #26

whats the movie?...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #32

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/ randys1 Oct 2015 #44

Thanks...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #49

Now jizz wait a minute... nt Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #34

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA montanacowboy Oct 2015 #7

it's the veggie dogs which were more likely to have human dna JI7 Oct 2015 #20

? Skittles Oct 2015 #28

So am I but - apparently LiberalElite Oct 2015 #33

"Hot dogs are considered one of the most American foods" ToxMarz Oct 2015 #11

Frankfurters, Wieners -- can't get more American than that ! eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #12

Tacos. Oh, wait... Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #35

USA Today is reporting this wrong. drm604 Oct 2015 #14

good catch. Most wouldnt make that connection. nt 7962 Oct 2015 #16

YAY! Someone who understands and can read statistics!! DeadLetterOffice Oct 2015 #29

I think the blog is the one that got it wrong Enrique Oct 2015 #31

Well that's less interesting if you want click bait. nt IronLionZion Oct 2015 #37

What percentage of the population of hot dogs is for vegetarians? mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2015 #42

What, you've got something against "snouts"? nt 7962 Oct 2015 #15

Human DNA in Pigs killerbean Oct 2015 #17

like the DNA tests. I think all foods should be tested for label truth & contaminates Sunlei Oct 2015 #18

Cannibalism........... Historic NY Oct 2015 #21

I thought all vegetarian hot dogs contained vegetarians. frizzled Oct 2015 #22

Yum! bigwillq Oct 2015 #25

Could a Yelp review be the source of the DNA? Kilgore Oct 2015 #27

It was to be expected. I mean, there is an acceptable level of insects in flour. 4lbs Oct 2015 #30

And grubs in butter... More things we don't want to know about... Nt JudyM Oct 2015 #38

True, but anything that is processed on any level, whether its in a flour mill... Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #40

True. They said 66% contain human DNA but they don't say what amount. 4lbs Oct 2015 #48

Pretty much, I mean, I would like for them to practice good hygene and typical... Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author mainer Oct 2015 #36

! Kali Oct 2015 #39

Hot dogs are delicous. GOLGO 13 Oct 2015 #41

big deal? youceyec Oct 2015 #43

And what of Girl Scout Cookies? ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #45

Humans shed a surprising amount of particulates, many containing human genetic material. hunter Oct 2015 #46

CONFIRMED: Vegetarians are Actually Cannibals nt ;) Adrahil Oct 2015 #47

Which mean we are more closely related to hot dogs then to chimps. Kaleva Oct 2015 #50

SOYLENT GREEN! leftofcool Oct 2015 #51

Hebrew National MosheFeingold Oct 2015 #53

Another start-up aiming to make money by scaring people. Hmm. HuckleB Nov 2015 #56

Thank you for providing those links. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #58

It's a cookbook! cyberswede Nov 2015 #57