Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
The pigs will be arresting you soon.
Cigarette style health warning should be put on bacon.
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The pigs will be arresting you soon.
presta
Guru
It's the state's job to provide people with the information they need to make informed decisions. Nobody's forcing anyone to stop eating bacon.
That's the first time I've seen nitrites described as colouring and flavouring.
The Food Standards Agency hinted that a ban was unlikely. Rick Mumford, its head of science evidence and research, defended their use, saying: “Nitrites are important preservatives which hinder the growth of harmful organisms, in particular the bacteria responsible for botulism – which can be life-threatening".
I wonder if you can get smoky bacon flavoured fags.
Yep, https://archive.wphna.org/wp-conten...1-3-28-38-Monteiro-Cannon-Levy-et-al-NOVA.pdf
And carrots.
newfhouse
Resolutely on topic
Thanks - will squirrel that away for a read once I have a sufficient amount of attentions..
mustang1
Guru
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- London, UK
Cigarette style health warning should be put on the guardian!
Crikey... if you think that's toxic what about all the really nasty right-wing bogroll that makes up pretty much all of the rest of the daily printed media?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
Probably because it's commonly stated online that the colour of bacon comes from the nitrates or nitrites used during the curing process.
"When pork is cured for bacon, it is treated with a mixture of salt, sugar, and nitrates or nitrites. These ingredients help to preserve the meat and give it that distinct bacon flavor. During the curing process, the meat turns from a pale, near-cream color to a bright pink.
The pink color of bacon comes from the nitrates or nitrites used in the curing process. These chemicals react with the myoglobin in the meat to form nitrosomyoglobin, which gives bacon its pink color."
gbb
Legendary Member
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- Peterborough
It's long been known that excessive consumption of bacon...and processed meats in general, are bad for you. Like many things in life., moderation is a useful key to looking after yourself.
Must admit, I didn't know about the reasons why but it's not rocket science either with hindsight, pre packaged bacon will last 2 weeks in the fridge unopened, and lasts very well even once opened.
Be interesting to buy some fresh bacon and see how it differs. I suspect many of us have lost any reference points to 'normal meat, its been that long since I visited a butchers.
Must admit, I didn't know about the reasons why but it's not rocket science either with hindsight, pre packaged bacon will last 2 weeks in the fridge unopened, and lasts very well even once opened.
Be interesting to buy some fresh bacon and see how it differs. I suspect many of us have lost any reference points to 'normal meat, its been that long since I visited a butchers.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
A while ago, when I was a director of a tiny company engaged in technical boffinry, our project officer from the Government Agency that was employing us at the time came for a project meeting. We always got on extremely well. Before lunch, she told us that the Government Agency's rules for employees forbade her from drinking alcohol while at work. We explained that our company's policy was to have two pints at lunchtime, and that, since she was on our premises, our rules prevailed.
She took very little persuading.
