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[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago

It was disqualified for having an ingredient that was not GRAS(generally regarded as safe). Even GRAS is a pretty low bar for food safety.

[-] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Huh, turns out asbestos is actually delicious too

[-] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I mean, asbestos is dangerous if broken down and inhaled, so as long as you just eat it and you don't choke on it...

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Ground chests are also probably not okay to inhale, but here we are eating them whole. Why not dip some of that 'bestos in guac? Should solve all issues tbh.

[-] MilitantVegan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Here are more details (and more context is in the article):

"Someone had tipped off the foundation on something that disqualified Climax, Good Food Foundation Executive Director Sarah Weiner told the Washington Post. The complaint potentially arose from Climax’s use of the ingredient kokum butter, which has not been designated as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) by the Food and Drug Administration. However, Zahn told the Washington Post that the company has replaced the ingredient with cocoa butter, which was the version he said he submitted for the awards (although Weiner contests this).

The Good Food Awards also didn’t require GRAS certification for all ingredients back when contestants submitted their products — rather, the foundation added this to the rules later on. Zahn claims the Good Food Foundation never reached out to Climax to inform the company of the new requirement, although Weiner told the Washington Post it attempted to. SFGATE could not reach the Good Food Foundation for comment in time for publication.

“It would have been very easy for them to reach out to us and tell us about the new requirements,” Zahn told SFGATE. “… The thing that’s upsetting to me is that they were kind of unprofessional by changing the rules a week before the event.”"

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/berkeley-vegan-cheese-good-food-awards-19431532.php

[-] anon987@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

Not true. It's considered safe by WebMD, and it's been studied as a food for a long time. It is chemically similar to cocoa butter.

So it's been approved by more reputable organizations than the FDA.

[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Web MD is crap. Also GRAS is a term that only the FDA can bestow. So yeah it's not GRAS.

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