After talking about the 20% leniency with percentages of what we're getting out of our daily foods makes me think of what else we allow. I remember learning in one of my classes last year about milk and meat.
Milk has a puss count, a certain amount of puss is allowed to be processed through with milk. Even though the milk is pasteurized, I don't think many people would enjoy the thought that puss is being processed through for us to drink.
Another thing I learned was that meat has a hair allowance. The meat we eat is allowed to have a certain amount of hair processed through. Supposedly hair is not digestible, so why are we allowed to eat it? This I feel is a little worse than the puss count, because puss, to me, is like yogurt bacteria and we eat that with no problems. However, knowing that I am 'allowed' to eat meat makes me think. I just don't get how it's allowed, even though it's a small amount it is still a little disturbing to think about.. Ignorance is bliss.
What other allowances in food/drug are out there that people might not want to know about?
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Your conclusion that ignorance is bliss is an accurate one. I agree that companies, especially in the food and drug industries, seem to be allowed to get away with "murder". Whenever there is a pharmecutical ad on TV the list of side-affects seem to be worse than the actual problem the drug is trying to cure. I think its amazing that a company is allowed to advertise a drug and then at the end say that one of the side affects is death. One, that seems like a sign that this drug is not safe for use, and two that seems like a liability for the drug company. Somehow the rules against drug companies seem to allow for these types of side affects as long as they mention it at the end of the ad.
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