Americans have gone gaga for natural foods, but do they really know what they're getting? Some answers can be found in the FDA's updated Food Defect Action Levels list, which indicates limits for "natural or unavoidable" substances in processed food. While people might blanch at eating insects and | their excreta, many entomologists insist that the only harm is psychological. Some even contend that the government should allow more bugs in food so that crops can be grown with fewer pesticides.
Food
TOMATOES
Limit
An average of two maggots per 500 g (or 17 1/2-oz. can)
Food
GOLDEN RAISINS
Limit
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