The health benefits of dried spices has been known for millennia, In fact, spices like oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, cinnamon and cloves, have some of the highest antioxidant levels of any food. However, earlier this year, it was discovered that spices could be contaminated with high levels of phthalates and BPA - plastic derived chemicals known to be hormone disrupters and carcinogens : switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sjanssen/whats_for_lunch_likely_a_few_h.html Now after extensive testing, the FDA reports that 7% of all spices imported into the U.S. are contaminated with salmonella bacteria - just another good reason for us to know the provenance of our food. Ron Weiss, M.D. nytimes/2013/08/28/world/asia/farmers-change-over-spices-link-to-food-ills.html?_r=0
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:24:52 +0000
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