Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Bob Avery forwarded this message to me. Note the website address where you can sign a petition to try to stop this boneheaded and tyrannical government action. Please forward this to all your raw lists, or any other list whose members care about health freedom. Mark *** Starting in August or September of 2007, raw almonds available in the USA, Canada and Mexico, will no longer be " truly raw " due to a mandate passed by the USDA, FDA and the California Almond Board, announcing that all almonds including organic must be pasteurized. The problem is the law has been passed with little public input (if any) or notification whatsoever. In addition all pasteurized almonds available in the marketplace will still be labeled as raw almonds. Can this be considered fraudulence or an out right lie? Are you willing to give up your food freedom choices? The primary reasons for passing this law are two isolated outbreaks of salmonella in conjunction with conventional almond farms a few years ago. To the best of our knowledge no salmonella outbreaks have EVER been associated with organic almonds. Within the past 10 years tomatoes, spinach, green onions, peanuts, grapes, melons, lettuce, and sprouts have all been linked to salmonella outbreaks. Does that mean we should eliminate all fresh produce? Absolutely not!!! Almonds, the heartbeat of all nuts, literally, have been associated with reduced risk of heart disease, a rich source of calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, protein, fiber and antioxidants to name a few . These amazing and life enhancing health benefits, will be devastatingly reduced if not completely eliminated in the pasteurization process. Three of the potential suggested methods of pasteurization are: -Propylene oxide(PPO) fumigation(propylene oxide was also used as an insecticidal fumigant till 1988 when its registration was terminated. California prop.65 rates PPO as a carcinogen. Cited from www.mbow.org) -High heat(which degrades the integrity of the nuts and enzyme structure). -Steam pasteurization (will also further devalue the nutrients, enzyme activity and antioxidants.) This is a call to all those who care about their health, we need to join forces by bringing this to the attention of everyone from the mass media to the common consumer before it goes any further than almonds! It is our basic right to choose unprocessed foods! We have created a petition that we will present to the California Almond Board, the FDA and the USDA. Go to www.livingnutz.com and click on the almond pasteurization petition link on the front of our page and sign your name as well as your state, town, and zipcode. E-mail us at info with any other questions, media relations, ideas or information you may have relevant to this cause. Sincerely, Jackie & Gideon Graff Sprout Raw Food -- Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/751 - Release 4/7/2007 10:57 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 I clicked on the wed siste link but could not find the pasteuization petition link. Ramona -------------- Original message -------------- " mkh " <hovila > Bob Avery forwarded this message to me. Note the website address where you > can sign a petition to try to stop this boneheaded and tyrannical government > action. Please forward this to all your raw lists, or any other list whose > members care about health freedom. Mark > > *** > > > Starting in August or September of 2007, raw almonds available in the > USA, Canada and Mexico, will no longer be " truly raw " due to a mandate > passed by the USDA, FDA and the California Almond Board, announcing that > all almonds including organic must be pasteurized. > > The problem is the law has been passed with little public input (if any) > or notification whatsoever. In addition all pasteurized almonds available > in the marketplace will still be labeled as raw almonds. Can this be > considered fraudulence or an out right lie? Are you willing to give up > your food freedom choices? > > The primary reasons for passing this law are two isolated outbreaks of > salmonella in conjunction with conventional almond farms a few years ago. > To the best of our knowledge no salmonella outbreaks have EVER been > associated with organic almonds. > > Within the past 10 years tomatoes, spinach, green onions, peanuts, > grapes, melons, lettuce, and sprouts have all been linked to salmonella > outbreaks. Does that mean we should eliminate all fresh produce? > Absolutely not!!! > > Almonds, the heartbeat of all nuts, literally, have been associated with > reduced risk of heart disease, a rich source of calcium, magnesium, > vitamin E, protein, fiber and antioxidants to name a few . These amazing > and life enhancing health benefits, will be devastatingly reduced if not > completely eliminated in the pasteurization process. Three of the > potential suggested methods of pasteurization are: > > -Propylene oxide(PPO) fumigation(propylene oxide was also used as an > insecticidal fumigant till 1988 when its registration was terminated. > California prop.65 rates PPO as a carcinogen. Cited from www.mbow.org) > > -High heat(which degrades the integrity of the nuts and enzyme > structure). > > -Steam pasteurization (will also further devalue the nutrients, enzyme > activity and antioxidants.) > > This is a call to all those who care about their health, we need to join > forces by bringing this to the attention of everyone from the mass media > to the common consumer before it goes any further than almonds! It is our > basic right to choose unprocessed foods! We have created a petition that > we will present to the California Almond Board, the FDA and the USDA. Go > to www.livingnutz.com and click on the almond pasteurization petition > link on the front of our page and sign your name as well as your state, > town, and zipcode. E-mail us at info with any other > questions, media relations, ideas or information you may have relevant to > this cause. > > > Sincerely, > > Jackie & Gideon Graff > Sprout Raw Food > > > -- > > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.26/751 - Release 4/7/2007 > 10:57 PM > > > > > Visit the Seattle Raw Foods Community: http://.org > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Time to add a couple almond trees to the yard. They will join my: 6 different kinds of cherries, 2 apples, 5 apricot, 4 peach, 2 nectarine, 5 plum and plum apricot mix. Perhaps the government wants us to live as seperatists Don't be flakey. Get Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 On Behalf Of Robert Scales Sunday, April 08, 2007 1:55 PM Re: Almonds no longer raw! <Time to add a couple almond trees to the yard. They will join my: 6 different kinds of cherries, 2 apples, 5 apricot, 4 peach, 2 nectarine, 5 plum and plum apricot mix. Perhaps the government wants us to live as seperatists> Are you in Western Washington with all these fruit trees? If so any hints on what types to look for with our many grey days that the fruit trees produce well???? I have never had a fruit tree so I think now is the time to get started. Can almond trees produce in the Pacific Northwest? Thanks for any info. Breezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 No Sorry I'm in Eastern Wa. I moved here from So Cal just so I could grow my own stuff. I still miss my avocado tree and banana trees. In cherries for western wa a harder cherry that resists cracking (perhaps a Stella) Again one person mentioned raintree nursery on the west side. Also look up Dave Wilson Nursery and look at his backyard orchard write ups During fruit season a drive is always nice and picking fruit is relaxing and rewarding go to growyourown.org and you can search wa state by county Recent Activity 3 New Members 1 New Links Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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