October 20, 2020

May Contain Up To 60% Peanuts

34 minutes

The FDA gets salty.

0:01 - Underunderstood is on Patreon. THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who subscribed so far!

4:50 - TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBCHAPTER B--FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION PART 164 -- TREE NUT AND PEANUT PRODUCTS Subpart B--Requirements for Specific Standardized Tree Nut and Peanut Products Sec. 164.110 Mixed nuts.

7:15 - People on YouTube like counting nuts:

Planters Mixed Nuts - Less Than 50% Peanuts? Let's Put It To The Test!

Are Planter's mixed nuts really less than 50% peanuts?

"LeSs ThAn 50% PeAnUtS"

7:49 - Andy Rooney on mixed nuts

14:57 - U.S. vs 25 bags of nuts

19:10 - FDA's first proposed mixed nuts rule, 1968. If you've never had the pleasure of reading the Federal Register, you're welcome.

22:49 - Wikipedia article on mixed nuts

22:57 -

https://twitter.com/nicholasadeleon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nicholas De Leon

29:20 - Mixing Up the Nuts (Consumer, 1985).

34:03 - “When does it stop being peanut butter?”: FDA food standards of identity, RuthDesmond, and the shifting politics of consumer activism, 1960s–1970s article. Paper by Angie Boyce about food standards of identity and a legendary consumer advocate.

34:19 - Patreon, again! You can get access to our Discord where we talk about Trader Joe's snacks, and you get to help us pay for various pro software subscriptions.

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