Why do you think that most spices in the USA are treated with a chemical called ETO (...?

Of course it's toxic. If it weren't, at least at higher concentrations, it wouldn't be much use in killing microorganisms in the spices. It's pretty well gone, for all intents and purposes, when…

Top stories for Long   Why do you think that most spices in the USA are treated with a chemical called ETO (Ethylene Oxide) which is a colorless flammable gas that many believe to be a carcinogen and toxic.? Wilk Dedwylder, MD from University of Mississippi Medical Center (1978) • Answered April 22, 2019 Of course it's toxic. If it weren't, at least at higher concentrations, it wouldn't be much use in killing microorganisms in the spices. It's pretty well gone, for all inte... Read more » 56 3   Can a normal person write down your license plate number and turn it into the police to report a crime? Elizabeth Henderson, former English Teacher. • Updated April 19 I was sitting in a bus one day in stationary traffic, and saw the driver of a car going the other way fling his half-empty coffee cup out of the window onto the road. I note... Read more » 776 117   What are some mind-blowing facts about the U.S. military? Ian O'Grady, Studied TV and Film Production • Answered December 3, 2023 During the Vietnam war President Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara came up with "Project 100,000," and the idea was to kill two birds with one stone by drafting men who we... Read more » 6.9K 361   What minor movie detail was satisfying once you realized it was there? Jon Mixon, Well over 13,000 movies by now. • Answered September 20, 2022 Question: What minor movie detail was satisfying once you realized it was there? In the film Aliens (1986) Ellen Ripley the last survivor of the Nostromo, boards the Sulaco ... Read more » 1.7K 56   Are trump's kids proud of how their mom's gravesite is being maintained? Wolfs Rain, studied at Purdue University • Answered May 6 Donnie's been trying to sell tickets to see it but so far there's zero takers. It's losing money like everything else he's ever done so he now wants it dug up and turned in... Read more » 672 202   162 Democrats in Washington voted to allow illegal immigrants to vote in US elections. Doesn't this finally prove what we have always known, that the DNC is a subversive, anti-American criminal organization? Kim Baumgart, Early Childhood Teacher and Administrator (1986-present) • Answered January 20 As the wife of a legal immigrant (he says he is the souvenir I brought back from being abroad) - I'm really tired of hearing these lies be put out there. My husband is a leg... Read more » 3.7K 783   Why did Borland fail? Blake McBride, Software Engineer (1980-present) • Answered January 11, 2023 Microsoft killed Borland just like they killed hundreds of other companies. Let's take their C compiler for example. Borland sold their C compiler for $99. Microsoft bought... Read more » 2.7K 218   The lack of morals and God has ruined our country. It's all control. So in like 40 years, what has Biden actually done to help this country? James Barton, Living in the USA for over seventy years • Updated October 5 Well, Richie, I see that this is indeed a sincere question. So, I'll simply provide a factual answer. Ruined our country, you say. Violent crime is way down from forty or fi... Read more » 1.6K 112   What is the greatest audition story ever told by a Hollywood actor/actress? Mak Roe, former Photographer • Answered December 4, 2023 During an appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, the esteemed actress Shelley Winters shared a memorable audition story. At the time, she was considered to be... Read more » 3.6K 125   Is the Adani-Hindenburg saga over? Milind Joshi, An ignorant student. • Answered March 11, 2023 On the contrary, it has just begun. Hindenburg enjoyed the advantage of timing and surprise. Now the long haul begins. This time, it is the time for Adani to launch a counte... Read more » 250 59   What is the best food in Chicago? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered November 1, 2023 I was in Chicago once, waiting for a connecting flight. I was very excited to see that Rick Bayless had a restaurant in the airport, so my wife and I stopped to grab a bite.... Read more » 734 18   Will the Supreme Court now be overturning every decision ever based on the 14th Amendment? David Moore, Evolutionary Logotherapist • Answered March 4 Unfortunately, it's actually created a constitutional crisis that is not soluble. I wrote earlier that I agree with the court's decision that Colorado cannot remove Trump fr... Read more » 3.7K 1.3K Read more in your feed

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