Hello Andres >I am affraid the pasteurization process is necessary because to eat >untreated foods is DANGEROUS for humans.
Not true. Please see my previous reply and check the references there. >The larger the production scale the >higher the risk. True. >The living parts of foods are oftenly poisonous for us >like bacteria. Not necessarily so. Look at your previous statement about the production scale. The inverse is equally true: the smaller the scale the lower the risk - in other words small-scale local production, such as on CSA farms. This can be and usually is safe and high-quality. Traditional agricultural systems all had and have good solutions to these problems. But modern large-scale production has no such answers. >Thanks to god there is still a lot of vegetables we can eat >in large volumes without processing and alive. And quite possibly covered with various pesticide residues and with only poor nutritional quality - again a problem that increases as the production scale increases, and decreases to zero as the scale decreases. >There are alternative process to pasteurization, but still expensive for the >industry to do it large scale. Large-scale animal and animal products production has no future and has a disgusting past without any merit. There is no place for "the industry". There is plenty of place for unpasteurised real milk and the healthy people who drink it. >Anyway those process kill all. Many people are saying that that is what industrial "food" processing is accomplishing. They seem to have a strong case for that argument. Best Keith >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 11:45 PM >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Time is running out to Save Raw Almonds! > > > >I agree. what ever happened to "natural food", soo many things these days > >are procesed, heat treated or altered from their natural state in some way > >or another. We are protected, inhibiting our own imunity from doing its > >job. I suspect that pasteurization could escilate the health problems by > >feeding humans "dead" food. One part of health is eating live food. I see > >this in the same boat as white bread, white flour, white sugar, white rice, > >etc. Foods need to be less procesed and offered in their natural states. > > > > Almonds also contain health promoting mono and polyunsaturated fats, that > > when heated to a hot enough temperature, degrade and turn rancid. Im sure > > that there are people out there that are also concerned about this. > > > > > > > >> Kirk McLoren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Forwarding > >> > >> As of Sept 1, 2007, all almonds are to be pasteurized! > >> Please take a moment to contact US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns > >> and ask him to use his influence to reverse this ruling. > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Phone: 202-720-3631 > >> Fax: 202-720-2166 > >> > >> Contact the Almond Board and let them know your thoughts, too. > >> http://www.almondboard.com/utilities/FORMContactUs.cfm > >> (209) 549-8262 > >> > >> This article gives a great overview on the issue. Thanks for taking > >> action. > >> Time is running out to save raw almonds. > >> Even if you don't eat almonds, please speak up anyway. > >> If there is a precedent for pasteurizing almonds, we may soon find more > >> of our foods mandated for pasteurization. > >> > >> -S. > >> > >> ---------------------------- > >> The Almond Board of California, which oversees virtually 100 percent of > >> the almonds grown and consumed in the United States and Canada, is now > >> implementing plans to pasteurize all almonds at temperatures up to 158 > >> degrees (F) and yet have them intentionally and falsely labeled as > >> "raw." The decision was made following the 2001 and 2004 outbreaks of > >> salmonella in almonds, and is based on the intention of the Almond Board > >> of California to provide a "safe, nutritious product to consumers" but > >> not, it seems, an accurately labeled food product to consumers. > >> > >> Although it seems unthinkable to anyone familiar with the fundamentals > >> of nutrition, the Almond Board fails to recognize any distinction > >> between raw almonds and cooked almonds. In statements received by > >> NewsTarget, the Almond Board explained that, "raw almonds that have been > >> pasteurized do not differ in any significant way from untreated raw > >> almonds." > >> > >> Except, of course, for the fact that they are dead. Stating that live, > >> raw almonds are the same as dead, cooked almonds is equivalent to > >> stating that a living human being is the same as a corpse. > >> > >> Raw foods are widely understood by virtually the entire food community > >> to mean food items kept below 108 degrees (F), beyond which the living > >> enzymes in foods are destroyed. Pasteurization, in contrast, exposes > >> foods to temperatures of up to 158 degrees for durations up to 30 > >> minutes. (Faster "flash" pasteurization can involve much higher > >> temperatures for shorter durations: 280 degrees (F) for two seconds, for > >> example.) NewsTarget does not know the precise temperature that will be > >> used for pasteurizing almonds, but it will without question be a > >> temperature higher than 108 degrees (F), which means the almonds can no > >> longer be considered raw by any reasonable person familiar with the > >> definition of raw. > >> > >> Outcry from the raw foods community > >> > >> The raw foods community, not surprisingly, is alarmed at the new rules, > >> which openly condone the false labeling of a food product. Dr. Gabriel > >> Cousens, author of several top-selling books on raw foods and founder of > >> the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona ( www.TreeofLife.nu ), > >> told NewsTarget, "This mandatory almond pasteurization is an effort by > >> the powers that be to limit access to healthy food. It is a serious > >> attack on people's ability to eat what they want and support their > >> health. In this important way, it deprives us of our basic rights of > >> life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is a serious incursion > >> of rights for a trivial and preventable reason, this being that the > >> [past] contamination of the almonds was from a single source." > >> > >> The issue at hand here is not merely that all California almonds will > >> now be sterilized, but that cooked almonds will be deliberately and > >> falsely labeled as raw. It's like opening a carton of fresh eggs and > >> finding out they've already been hard-boiled. This is a clear case of > >> deceptive labeling that should, by any common sense definition, be > >> illegal. Yet the FDA seems perfectly happy with this deception and will > >> apparently allow consumers to be blatantly misled about the food > >> products they are purchasing. > >> > >> Raw doesn't mean raw > >> > >> The Almond Board of California (ABC) is aware of the outcry concerning > >> the new pasteurization rule, but believes that the outcry is without > >> merit. "The almond board understands there is an outcry, but we maintain > >> that the quality of the almond is substantially the same as it is raw," > >> said Marcha Venable of the ABC. > >> > >> With this decision, the Almond Board of California seems surprisingly > >> out of touch with the California lifestyle, which is significantly based > >> on fresh, raw food products like limes, avocados and almonds. The living > >> foods / raw foods movement in the United States is largely a product of > >> the natural California lifestyle, and yet the Almond Board seems to have > >> no hesitation in intentionally mislabeling its cooked almond products as > >> raw, misleading consumers into thinking they're buying live almonds when > >> they aren't. > >> > >> This isn't something that's being covertly pursued, either. The Almond > >> Board is blatantly and openly stating that cooked almonds will be > >> labeled as "raw." > >> If all these almond deceptions seem a bit hard to swallow, check the > >> definition of "raw" in the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, which > >> states that "raw" means: > >> > >> 1. uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot. > >> > >> 2. not having undergone processes of preparing, dressing, finishing, > >> refining, or manufacture: raw cotton. > >> > >> > >> In direct contradiction to this clear definition, the Almond Board of > >> California is now insisting that cooked = raw. > >> > >> Think about that for a minute. Cooked is raw. > >> > >> War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is power. (1984 by George > >> Orwell) > >> > >> And now, in the California almond industry, cooked is raw. > >> > >> Apparently, the perception of what's in the bag is far more important > >> than what's really in the bag. Ignorance is power, after all. > >> > >> How the almonds will be cooked > >> > >> Pasteurization is a heat process that kills microorganisms by exposing > >> them to high temperatures. Unfortunately, the process also kills the > >> enzymes and living qualities of the food in question. Raw nuts and seeds > >> can be planted and will actually sprout, indicating they are alive and > >> vibrant, but cooked nuts and seeds will not sprout, indicating they are > >> dead and have no remaining life force. > >> > >> Pasteurization is effective at eliminating microorganisms precisely > >> because it kills things. But heat is not a selective killer. It kills > >> the almond just as easily as it kills the microorganisms. Thus, any > >> sterilized almond package will contain dead almonds. > >> > >> There are other technologies that can kill microorganisms without > >> requiring pasteurization. Ozone treatment, for example, is extremely > >> effective at reducing microorganisms and yet requires no high > >> temperatures. Ozone-treated almonds could still be truly raw, but the > >> Almond Board is not actively pursuing large-scale ozone treatments, > >> perhaps due to the cost (pasteurization is cheap and easy, where ozone > >> treatments require investments in expensive equipment). > >> > >> It's not just the almonds that are going to be cooked under the new > >> plans, however. The reputation of the Almond Board of California is also > >> being sterilized. Who can trust an organization that openly and > >> blatantly announces its intention to mislabel cooked almonds as raw > >> almonds? If the almonds were honestly labeled as "pasteurized" or > >> "sterilized," then that would be at least be a defensible position. But > >> to intentionally and deliberately propose that a food product be > >> deceptively labeled is inexcusable in any industry, including the almond > >> industry. > >> > >> Not enough public comments > >> > >> The Almond Board of California says the new pasteurization rule is no > >> secret, and it was published in a federal registry that welcomed > >> comments from the public. The commentary period ended in January. "They > >> did not receive enough comments to warrant a review," Marcha Venable > >> told NewsTarget, "So it's really the overwhelming cry of consumers > >> across the nation for healthy food products." > >> > >> NewsTarget finds that quote perplexing. A lack of response is not > >> equivalent to, "an overwhelming cry." Silence is not a mandate. Perhaps > >> the people were simply too astonished to speak. > >> > >> With this new false labeling rule, the almond industry joins the dairy > >> industry in the "kill your food" philosophical camp. Dairy products are > >> pasteurized for the same reason (to kill microorganisms and extend shelf > >> life), yet raw dairy products have been found to exhibit tremendous > >> health and nutritional advantages over cooked, processed dairy products. > >> > >> > >> By cooking its almonds, the Almond Board of California will be > >> unwittingly killing its product and delivering an inferior almond to > >> consumers. Raw foods enthusiasts wishing to make their own raw almond > >> milk will now be without easy options. Ultimately, it seems that the > >> Almond Board of California is not merely killing the almonds; it's also > >> killing its reputation. The harm to the almond industry from increasing > >> awareness about the false labeling could reach into the tens of millions > >> of dollars in a single year. > >> > >> No exceptions > >> > >> Contrary to popular belief, there are no practical exceptions to the > >> pasteurization rule, at least not for consumers. Certain organizations > >> can be granted "Direct Verifiable" exceptions (DV), but only if they > >> later pasteurize the almonds as part of a manufactured food product such > >> as a granola bar. Thus, all almonds grown in California will, by law, > >> have to be killed. > >> > >> NewsTarget is currently attempting to find a source of truly raw almonds > >> that we can recommend to consumers. Any organic almond growers who wish > >> to be part of our recommended list of honest, raw almond sources are > >> free to contact us through our feedback page. Once we are able to locate > >> reputable sources of raw almonds, we will make that list available to > >> NewsTarget readers. > >> > >> The double standard > >> > >> Interestingly, meat products are not required to be cooked before being > >> sold, despite the numerous outbreaks of e.coli in meat that are > >> announced each year. Why aren't hamburgers outlawed or raw meat products > >> banned? > >> > >> It is also interesting that there is absolutely no effort by state or > >> federal regulators to remove the additives and ingredients in foods that > >> kill consumers through cancer, heart disease, diabetes and liver > >> disorders. Sodium nitrite, for example, remains perfectly legal to add > >> to processed meat products, even though it substantially increases the > >> risk of pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and even breast cancer. > >> Hydrogenated oils, aspartame, petroleum-derived food coloring chemicals > >> and cancer-causing preservative chemicals all remain legal as well. > >> > >> Clearly, the goal of so-called "food safety" initiatives have nothing to > >> do with actually protecting consumers, but a whole lot to do with > >> meeting the interests of agricultural companies and junk food > >> manufacturers. The primary concern of food safety officials appears to > >> be extending shelf life, not protecting consumer health, which is why > >> most of the food safety rules in effect today -- and even new ones like > >> this almond pasteurization rule -- primarily have the effect of > >> extending food shelf life. > >> > >> With this recent decision, the Almond Board of California has > >> unwittingly joined the conglomeration of uncaring, ignorant agricultural > >> corporate interests who have no real concern for consumers, although > >> they disguise their actions as such. Before long, it seems, all the food > >> sold in the United States will be genetically modified, irradiated, > >> pasteurized, homogenized, hydrolyzed and packaged for a two-year shelf > >> life. And it will all be labeled as "All natural!" > >> > >> It's no wonder, then that the United States population demonstrates the > >> lowest levels of mental and physical health of any advanced nation. We > >> are the walking dead, largely because we eat predominantly dead foods. > >> > >> Ignorance beyond belief > >> > >> The Almond Board of California is now joining the "dead food society" > >> and contributing to this problem, apparently out of astonishing > >> ignorance of the difference between live foods vs. dead foods. Perhaps > >> someone should explain to the almond board what seeds are, and > >> demonstrate the planting of a seed and its miraculous creation of a > >> young plant. > >> > >> It seems beyond belief that the organization overseeing tens of millions > >> of dollars in almond production each year would have no apparent > >> familiarity with the living foods benefits of their own products. It > >> would be like an airplane manufacturer having no familiarity with the > >> physics of flight, or a search engine company that had no idea what the > >> internet was. Perhaps the Almond Board members have pasteurized their > >> own heads and now have no working brain matter remaining to put to a > >> sensible use. > >> > >> It almost seems silly to have to say this, but there is a difference > >> between life and death. The character of an almond is no more defined by > >> its material matter than the character of a person is defined by the > >> mineral ash of their cremated body. What's contained in a raw nut, seed, > >> root or plant goes beyond mere chemistry, beyond the minerals, vitamins, > >> oils and fiber. A raw nut exhibits a living energy that is qualitatively > >> unique and cannot be replaced by a dead nut. This is obvious to > >> virtually everyone familiar with the fundamentals of nutrition, but it > >> has apparently escaped the notice of the ABC, whose only business is > >> almonds! > >> > >> The new false labeling rule goes into effect in the Fall of 2007. > >> Until then, enjoy your raw, healthy almonds, because unless you have > >> your own almond tree, they may soon be a thing of the past. > >> > >> Action item > >> > >> If you're a consumer of almonds anywhere in North America, your supply > >> of raw almonds is now at risk. > >> Contact the Almond Board of California and let them know what you think: > >> > >> > >> http://www.almondboard.com/utilities/FORMContactUs.cfm > >> > >> Their phone number is (209) 549-8262 > >> > >> ### > >> > >> Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate with a mission to teach > >> personal and planetary health to the public He has authored and > >> published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guies, and books > >> on topics like health and the environment, reaching millions of readers > >> with information that is saving lives and improving personal health > >> around the world. 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