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Honestly I've never realized before that from that low-quarter-view, the eagles actually look kinda cute and friendly, not intimidating like from the side or ridiculous like from the front.

And they're saying they can make it without the shitty ingredients, they don't wanna if they don't have to.

The manufacturers of Lemonheads, Starburst Gummies, Hershey's and Jolly Ranchers told the BBC their products were produced legally in the USA and that any products being sold in the UK were being done so illegally, and not associated with their brands.

AFAIK mineral oil and petroleum jelly are considered food safe. In the food industry they are used as lubricant on machinery that comes into contact with food (like meat slicers or even soda machines). Petroleum jelly is also found in a lot of skin care products, like Vasoline, vapo-rub, makeup -removing cream, and is also used in lip balm.

That being said, oil & gas extraction has and is wreaking havoc on our environment and health. So, while these products may be safe for human contact, they have a cost.

In the U.S. it is commonly found in phamacies and sold as a laxative. It is excellent for cutting boards and wooden spoons since it does not go rancid. It is usually the only approved oil/grease to use on food processing equipment. Commercial and home espresso machines use it to lubricate seals and gaskets.

Unrelated: it is great for rejuvenating Bakelite

If everything around us and inside us isn't somehow related to the oil industry, we Americans would wither and die immediately. Don't you know?

Serious answer though: The FDA is slow, inefficient, and likely paid off from banning chemicals, but every once in a blue they do. States like California take a more proactive role in banning chemicals, and since California has an economy larger than some nations, they tend to have a lot of pull, so all is not lost. America is more like the EU these days than a cohesive nation. Some states are cool, some are ok, some are Texas...but...yeah, we really suck as a whole.

Deregulation, baby! 🇺🇸🦅

That reddish-black stuff you’re coughing up is liquid freedom!

you absolutely consume mineral oil. it is a lubricant often used for food related equipment

Somehow the jolly rancher story just got even worse. Better? Worse.

We classify mineral oil as food safe. It's a powerful laxative and you really wouldn't want to get a lot of it in your food but I use it on my cutting boards to keep them from drying out and cracking.

“Lights” are also illegal for sale as food products in the US, so no haggis. Thanks FDA. No really, that stuff is disgusting.

bovril though due to foot and mouth concerns.

Is it because it tastes like someone put a foot in your mouth?

that is now a legal medication and would simply require a tax and loicense