 Editor's note: Andy Behar is the chief executive of As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate accountability. Some foods sold in supermarkets across America contain tiny, engineered particles called nanomaterials. Our organization decided to test doughnuts after learning that the titanium dioxide used as a coloring in the powdered sugar coating likely contained nano-sized particles. The tests, conducted by an independent laboratory, found that both Dunkin' Donuts Powdered Cake Donuts and Hostess Donettes did indeed contain titanium dioxide nanoparticles. In response, a spokeswoman for Dunkin Donuts said the company was looking into the matter. But there are a few problems. |
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There are also small particles in everyone's frikin brain that re-voted for this ignorant president that we have again in office for a second term. They are known as DUMB particles!
one more reason, that I Stay away from processed foods. They are out right toxic. The food makers and the government are in colusion with eachother to make money, at the expense of the health of america.
I'm always shocked by what I see people putting their shopping carts at the supermarket. I would hesitate to even call it food.
F-ing go nuts
But Hostess doesn't exist anymore
Lesson here? Make your own.
Don't be fooled by thinking you are getting a just made doughnut at Dunkin' Doughnuts. In 90% of their stores their doughnuts are as fresh as those sold in grocery stores and quickie marts. Unless it it a production store you'll see a big refrigerated truck show up at their front door every morning around five delivering doughnuts made the previous day. In many cities Dn'D will contract doughnut making out to local commercial bakeries.
My bet is the titanium dioxide (the same stuff used as a color base for paints and also found in creams to block sun from burnning your nose) is added to keep the powdered sugar from clumping into a gooey mess.
The food companies have been putting fumed silica (tiny spheres of silicon dioxide) in food for a long time to prevent caking and increasing viscosity. It's in ketchup and cake mixes and probably lots of other things.
Wheaties has ground up iron oxide in it (grind some up and put a magnet by it to find them). This must be cheap source of iron supplement. I hope they don't get it from rusted out cars.