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Insects in your coffee? Here are the max defect levels of some food before they are unsafe

Who doesn't love a nice cup of Joe in the morning? But, coffee drinkers, did you know a portion of your coffee may contain insect remnants? Well, according to the F.D.A, that is totally fine. As long ...
Post-Bulletin

COL Rats! There's FDA-approved 'defects' in my food

Did you know that you're eating insects, rat hair, rat excrement and insect fragments every day? And that it's OK with the U.S. government? It's true. The Food and Drug Administration sets "food ...
Palm Beach Post

Those ‘unavoidable’ defects in food can be greatly reduced with care

If it were ever needed, the recent flu and measles scares have underscored the importance of washing your hands frequently, especially after any contact with the outside. Nothing new for us though. As ...
Live Science

What's in Your Food? A Peek Under the Cover of the FDA's Handbook

It's a read that's not safe for the squeamish: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Defect Levels Handbook vividly details the imperfections that the agency allows in the foods we eat. Altogether, ...