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[–] [email protected] 120 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fun fact, those are not labeled do not eat because they are toxic, but because they are choking hazards.

[–] pennomi 49 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And because they often are included in food products, and there’s a fair amount of regulation around mixing non-food with food.

[–] samus12345 52 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Ah, regulation of food...soon, that will be the good old days in the US.

[–] captainlezbian 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We’ll get Kinder eggs and all it will cost us is sawdust in all our food

[–] ZoopZeZoop 5 points 2 weeks ago

And lead in the pph.

[–] stupidcasey 1 points 2 weeks ago

Saw dust is already in our food, it is that white stuff on shredded cheese used to keep it from sticking, it’s also used in snack foods, frozen dinners, protein bars, ice cream, processed meat…

[–] Alexstarfire 5 points 2 weeks ago

Given the outbreaks we've had recently, we're getting pretty close already.

[–] ByteJunk 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Judging by the backlash I saw online on that butter recall because of the missing "contains milk" statement, it seems like few will miss the regulations.

In the long run, looser regulations could prove to be a Darwinian solution to most current issues.

[–] Soup 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A lot of good, smart people can’t afford to eat food they know for sure is safe. Hell, in food deserts it wouldn’t matter much either way.

[–] theangryseal 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Am from deep in WV and I’ve known many people who lived on dollar store food. No car, nearest grocery store is 40 miles away.

It’s a sad place.

[–] Soup 3 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus Christ, that’s insane. I mean I would have thought maybe even fast food…at least the dollar store has some cereals and stuff but those aren’t much of a solution.

[–] michaelmrose 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's a mistake to imagine most regulation is just brainless nonsense. It would be like imagining the entire legal industry is composed of burglars suing home owners because they slipped in the kitchen whilst robbing the house and concluding we could easily do away with it.

Looser regulations is incredibly unlikely to effect only or even mostly the stupid or even only or even mostly the poor. Firstly the primary food supply for rich and poor right up to the 1% generally comes from the same ultimate sources the rich just A) mix some more expensive stuff in B) have people who fetch and prepare the food for them.

Also people are incredibly laughably bad at enacting food safety by voting with their feet even when a particular restaurant is making people sick. Oftentimes the actual sickness may take days to manifest and may not be connected obviously with the ultimate source. Now that is for things that at least directly sicken people. Things that are merely unhealthy may have an ultimate effect that is only visible at the population level where you see significantly more people get cancer in the next 10 to 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like your thinking sir perhaps a darwinian solution is precisely what our country needs right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like the right wing uses Darwin as an excuse for their chosen genocides rather than an explanation for why they die of intentionally getting diseases or eating toxic substances a guy on tiktok told them to.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What kind of food are you eating that is packaged alongside silica gel?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have seen in in dried foods like beef jerky or seaweed.

[–] pennomi 15 points 2 weeks ago

Or anything freeze dried!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ok guys, seriosuly no offence, but are you all from the states? I don't want to do the usual US bashing, but I've never seriously seen silica gel in any kind of food, and especially in oral medicines that are individually packaged in protective atmosphere. So I feel like like it's a cultural difference

[–] BobQuixote 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lemmy is probably primarily US like Reddit. (US here.)

I can imagine silica being in a medicine bottle. After you break the seal, you'll put the lid back on and the medicine should stay dry. I'm uncertain whether I've ever actually seen that, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Seen it many times in Europe (Czech Republic) and now in Japan in some packages.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

It's included in bottles of oral medication as well.

[–] PapaStevesy 10 points 2 weeks ago

Foods that are ruined by ambient humidity, that's what kind.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

Why don't they say open before eating then? What a waste.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's some that have coloration to them to show when they're used up. Those can be toxic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

How do you know, have you tried them?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's crazy, I had no idea. I'd be careful saying things like that though. They might not like other people knowing.

[–] samus12345 57 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Ha, I knew Trump being president twice couldn't possibly be real!"

"No, that would be crazy! In the real world His Magnificence has been emperor since 2001."

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I ate one of those accidentally one day. I did not escape the simulation though.

[–] Sonor 31 points 2 weeks ago

Misinformation!

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You gotta take a whole-body screenshot right after

Swallow gel packet -> get spitroasted -> blink twice should work

[–] okwhateverdude 3 points 2 weeks ago

Something something prostate/spot and gag reflex

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You needed to also recite the incantation.

[–] Restaldt 12 points 2 weeks ago

Ravioli Ravioli let me leave the simuoli

[–] KombatWombat 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is clearly a silica gel shill. Do not listen to the propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Did you do a backflip and a three-quarters heel-turn right after? That worked for me.

[–] Anticorp 37 points 2 weeks ago

This is probably what trumpers think is happening every time he says fake news.

[–] DarkCloud 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The comic should be considered as professional medical advice.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

Are you trying to summon RFK Jr.?!?!?!

[–] Sonor 3 points 2 weeks ago

And spiritual advice

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why he ate it with the bag? Should've rip the bag first then eat it like a civilized person

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Silica Gel Pilled

[–] Okokimup 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] stupidcasey 6 points 2 weeks ago

Didn’t know they put LSD in those.