- THE MANDATORY PASTEURIZATION OF ALMONDS AS OF SEPTEMBER
1ST, 2007 -- WHAT'S NEXT ??
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- It's your right to know!
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- Please pass this information on to as many people as
you can. Informed citizens can make the difference. There are still
some raw almonds in stores and warehouses - stock up!
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- Did you know that . . .On August 27, 2007 the FDA enacted
a new law mandating that all almonds grown and commercially marketed in
the U.S. must be pasteurized beginning on September 1, 2007. This means
that there will no longer be access to purchasing raw almonds from stores.
Every almond sold commercially from here on out will be pasteurized.This
is because of two salmonella outbreaks traced to almonds one in 2001
and one in 2004. It makes you wonder how many cases of salmonella have
been traced to chicken and meat?
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- This arbitrary ruling is contrary to the better judgment
of members of the Almond Board and is being opposed by most almond growers.Five
pasteurization facilities have been built throughout California and the
USDA has already begun implementing this program.As of September 1, all
almond growers are required to comply with the mandatory pasteurization
and truck their almonds to these plants and back to the packing facilities
at their own expense. At what cost is this to the grower, the consumer,
and the taxpayers?
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- The pasteurization technique being used for organic almonds
is steam. The steam process could leave nuts damp and create mold, which
could easily lead to cases of anaphylactic shock.These almonds will still
be labeled "raw," even though they will be heat pasteurized and
will no longer be raw. Consumers will be deceived and not know what
they are truly getting.
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- Truly raw almonds, with their enzymes intact, are a living,
nutrition-packed food. Raw almonds that have been soaked and sprouted are
nutritionally superior food to heated almonds, and are more easily assimilated
in the digestive process. Heating almonds over 112 degrees destroys their
enzymes, and greatly diminishes their nutritional value. Heating also leads
to rancidity of nuts.
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- Almonds shipped into the U.S. from other countries are
exempted from mandatory pasteurization. With all the recent news about
food from China, it poses the question of why other countries are being
exempted from the strict standards U.S. growers are being required to adhere
to.
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- Almonds grown in the U.S. and shipped out of the U.S.
to other countries also do not have to be pasteurized!
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- Is this just the beginning? What are they planning next
for mandatory pasteurization? Will it be walnuts, pecans, or what ??? Who
knows, maybe spinach will be next. Maybe this is the beginning of the end
of "fresh" food. We may not even have access to fresh salad greens
anymore !! Even if we loose raw almonds, we must stop the process
before we loose more!
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- Check out the research. Here are some web sites that
provide good information:
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- <http://www.cornucop/>www.cornucopia.org, <http://www.rense.com/>www.rense.com,
<http://www.livingtreecommunity.com/>www.livingtreecommunity.com,
<http://www.rawnuts.com/>www.rawnuts.com, <http://www.newstarget.com/>www.newstarget.com
- Should our government be controlling our choice of food?
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