Are you eating dead bugs?


	Are you eating dead bugs?

spiceybytes

5-3-2009 5:44 PM

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food labels, food additives, additives, processed, read, study, whats in you food, food

spiceybytes says:

What can I say? eww

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5-4-2009 12:33 PM

Lexica

Anyone who eats shellfish is already eating insects. Anyone who eats meat is already eating dead animals. So what's the problem?

5-9-2009 3:07 PM

gzuckier

anybody who eats anything is eating dead bugs, among other things less appetizing. look at the food inspection quality standards some times.

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