Guest guest Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Baby Carrots The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them. (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables? Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer.. I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed. I used to buy those baby carrots for vegetable dips. I know that I will never buy them again!!!! _____ Confirmed by Snopes: Snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> : Baby Carrots ..... Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...--> Contaminated Food --> Carrot and Shtick Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ...I think after reading this we will all strart making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?.... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:22:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp <http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 The original baby carrots were the invention of a farmer whose crop had gone bad. The carrots became mushy and could not be sold. The farmer noticed that the inside was still crisp so he rented a cement mixer and tumbled the carrots to wear off the outer layer. The result was "baby carrots" who were so well accepted by the public that the new industry has continued to grow. Nice story! But the bottom line is, when you buy baby carrots you never know what you are getting.--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Raven <NWRaven wrote: Raven <NWRaven baby carrots" @" , " MedicalConspiracies@googlegro" <MedicalConspiracies (AT) googl (DOT) com>, " Paranormal_Research@grou" <Paranormal_Research >Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 9:34 PM Baby Carrots The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them. (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables? Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer.. I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed. I used to buy those baby carrots for vegetable dips. I know that I will never buy them again!!!! _____ Confirmed by Snopes: Snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> : Baby Carrots ..... Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...--> Contaminated Food --> Carrot and Shtick Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ...I think after reading this we will all strart making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?.... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:22:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp <http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Very intresting. FOr those that care the snoops page is listed. Lots of good information. I must point out that alot of pre cut vegies are treated the same way. Very scarry http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp Amber Boggs - Raven @ ; MedicalConspiracies@googlegro ; Paranormal_Research@grou Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:34 PM baby carrots Baby Carrots The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them. (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables? Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer.. I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed. I used to buy those baby carrots for vegetable dips. I know that I will never buy them again!!!! _____ Confirmed by Snopes: Snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> : Baby Carrots ..... Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...--> Contaminated Food --> Carrot and Shtick Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ...I think after reading this we will all strart making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?.... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:22:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp <http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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