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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
16. and now..organic eggs that are not organic.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:17 PM
Feb 2013
Add organic eggs to Europe’s ongoing food scandals.

As many as 150 German and 36 Dutch poultry farms are being investigated for fraud involving organic eggs. Led by prosecutors in Oldenburg, Germany, the investigation is looking into violations of organic rules for free-range egg production.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/02/europe-also-dealing-with-organic-egg-scandal/

We have chickens, the difference in egg flavor and quality is amazing.
Democrats that are not Autumn Feb 2013 #1
Well played!! cliffordu Feb 2013 #2
Why thank you. High praise indeed Autumn Feb 2013 #6
How's this? HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #36
Ah. Don't you trust "Big Business"? IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #3
Starting to see Chinese frozen vegetables imported madville Feb 2013 #4
A lot of our garlic comes from China. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #22
keep cutting inspections and this is a surprise????????????????????????? dembotoz Feb 2013 #5
Soylent Green is people!!!...mostly nt Javaman Feb 2013 #7
You sure they didn't smuggle rats or stray dogs and cats in there? DetlefK Feb 2013 #8
Don't forget the road kill. hunter Feb 2013 #29
I corrected my post. ;) lol nt Javaman Feb 2013 #31
who can you trust anymore? nt G_j Mar 2013 #35
"Public servants" that serve... 99Forever Feb 2013 #9
Well, for starters Brainstormy Feb 2013 #10
and now..organic eggs that are not organic. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #16
Honey that is not real honey BillyJack Feb 2013 #11
Taking the pollen out of honey doesn't make it "not real honey" NV Whino Feb 2013 #12
thought I read a while back that high fructose corn syrup ThomThom Feb 2013 #18
That may be, but that is not what was addressed in the article sited. NV Whino Feb 2013 #23
yes raw honey is alway better than cooked honey with the pollen removed ThomThom Feb 2013 #24
No problem NV Whino Feb 2013 #34
Yep Sugarcoated Feb 2013 #27
Good site...thanks! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #13
+1 Thank you. woo me with science Feb 2013 #15
"Chocolate" with oil instead of cocoa butter, and chemical flavoring, woo me with science Feb 2013 #14
Yes, perhaps products should be required G_j Feb 2013 #17
Breyer's has taken to referring to their's as "dairy dessert". GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #20
High-speed Internet GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #19
Bottled water that's just tap water Taverner Feb 2013 #21
Honey laundering superpatriotman Feb 2013 #25
Why would people possibly want to know what they're *really* eating? AndyA Feb 2013 #26
I think our food supply is hopelessly contaminated for the most part. Kalidurga Feb 2013 #28
wise approach G_j Feb 2013 #32
Christians lacking any real Christ....nt Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #30
Second Vatican Council was betrayed upi402 Mar 2013 #37
Cheese slices that are not cheese. hunter Feb 2013 #33
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