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peacebird

(14,195 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2013, 06:33 AM Oct 2013

You won't believe where Silly Putty is hiding in your food! (gross but informative) [View all]

"Dimethylpolysiloxane 101 (a.k.a. Silly Putty)
Dimethylsiloxane is commonly used in vinegary-smelling silicone caulks, adhesives, and aquarium sealants, a component in silicone grease and other silicone based lubricants, as well as in defoaming agents, mold release agents, damping fluids, heat transfer fluids, polishes, cosmetics, hair conditioners AND IN OUR FOOD!

There have been no major studies conducted on the safety of dimethylsiloxane in food by the FDA or the Food Industry since it was approved in 1998, but the food industry is allowed to use it in anything they want (except milk). Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwiches, McDonalds French Fries, KFC Mash Potatoes and Biscuits, Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists, Five Guys French Fries, Dominos Bread Sticks, and on and on – the list of guilty restaurants is mind-blowing."

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Scary stuff, and what really burns my grits is this bit: the same food giants change their formulations for Europe and do not include half the chemical crap we in the states get! More at the link.
http://foodbabe.com/2013/10/22/sillyputty/

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You won't believe where Silly Putty is hiding in your food! (gross but informative) [View all] peacebird Oct 2013 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #1

Silly Putty makes an inexpensive substitute for escargot. Yum. Kablooie Oct 2013 #2

Five Guys Frech Fries??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dorkzilla Oct 2013 #3

Same here, well maybe it will put a bounce in my step! Dustlawyer Oct 2013 #15

I gave up eating there Kelvin Mace Oct 2013 #27

Ooh, I didn't hear about that one. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #29

Not sure, Kelvin Mace Oct 2013 #34

There's a reason why people are so much fatter in America than in Europe. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #4

A government for the people ... GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #5

Every time I visit my family in the UK, they stuff me like a goose and I LOSE weight. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #30

OHNOES not Five Guys French Fries. I love or loved Five Guys French Fries! K&R pam4water Oct 2013 #6

I went to the link to read the rest of the article. It is very interesting fasttense Oct 2013 #7

Your post doesn't make sense. Nine Oct 2013 #8

Maybe you're confused. Getting rid of the capitalism TBF Oct 2013 #16

I was commenting on a specific post that claimed our government was trying to poison us. fasttense Oct 2013 #36

It's not just food. Those of you that smoke...... groundloop Oct 2013 #9

You have to be your Own FDA Heather MC Oct 2013 #10

You have to cook and buy quality ingredients too Auggie Oct 2013 #22

Ugh! That must be why Five Guys French Fries taste so good! DeeDeeNY Oct 2013 #11

Don't worry, they'll make it work for them. "Now with more Silly Putty!" nt Javaman Oct 2013 #20

Here's the rule about dimethylpolysiloxane. Brickbat Oct 2013 #12

It's in table salt? onlyadream Oct 2013 #13

Definitions are hard to come by, but I think table salt is different than cooking salt. Brickbat Oct 2013 #25

How so? shanti Oct 2013 #31

I think they're processed differently. Table salt is fairly fine-grained and I know it's "baked" to Brickbat Oct 2013 #32

Rock salt might be a workaround shanti Oct 2013 #33

So that's about an 5 ounces in every ton of food. progressoid Oct 2013 #21

We need much stronger labeling laws in this country - TBF Oct 2013 #14

That was a good decision. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #18

I like pressing my french fries to the Sunday comics and lifting the images Orrex Oct 2013 #17

And french fries are so much easier to get out of the carpet. n/t A Simple Game Oct 2013 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Oct 2013 #23

Great website! tosh Oct 2013 #24

They don't include it in shipments for Europe because Europeans wouldn't stand for it. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #26

ugh! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #28

I rarely eat fast food, much less french fries. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #35