They want to kill the almonds

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This is an email I received from Sprout Raw Foods

 

 

Greetings!

 

Starting in August or September of 2007, raw almonds available in the

USA, Canada and Mexico, will no longer be " truly raw " due to a

mandate passed by the USDA, FDA and the California Almond Board,

announcing that all almonds including organic must be pasteurized.

Link above:

 

The problem is the law has been passed with little public input(if

any) or notification whatsoever. In addition all pasteurized almonds

available in the marketplace will still be labeled as raw almonds.

Can this be considered fraudulence or an out right lie? Are you

willing to give up your food freedom choices?

 

The primary reasons for passing this law are two isolated outbreaks

of salmonella, in conjunction with conventional almond farms a few

years ago. To the best of our knowledge no salmonella outbreaks have

EVER been associated with organic almonds.

 

Within the past 10 years tomatoes, spinach, green onions, peanuts,

grapes, melons, lettuce, and sprouts have all been linked to

salmonella outbreaks. Does that mean we should eliminate all fresh

produce? Absolutely not!!!

 

Almonds, the heartbeat of all nuts, literally, have been associated

with reduced risk of heart disease, a rich source of calcium,

magnesium, vitamin E, protein, fiber and antioxidants to name a few .

These amazing and life enhancing health benefits, will be

devastatingly reduced if not completely eliminated in the

pasteurization process. Three of the potential suggested methods of

pasteurization are:

 

-Propylene oxide(PPO) fumigation(propylene oxide was also used as an

insecticidal fumigant till 1988 when its registration was terminated.

California prop.65 rates PPO as a carcinogen. Cited from

www.mbow.org)

 

-High heat(which degrades the integrity of the nuts and enzyme

structure).

 

-Steam pasteurization (will also further devalue the nutrients,

enzyme activity and antioxidants.)

 

This is a call to all those who care about their health, we need to

join forces by bringing this to the attention of everyone from the

mass media to the common consumer before it goes any further than

almonds! It is our basic right to choose unprocessed foods! We have

created a petition that we will present to the California Almond

Board, the FDA and the USDA. Go to www.livingnutz.com and click on

the almond pasteurization petition link on the front of our page and

sign your name as well as your state, town, and zipcode. E-mail us at

info with any other questions, media relations, ideas

or information you may have relevant to this cause.

 

To sign the petition, click here!

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Jackie & Gideon Graff

Sprout Raw Food