cumin seeds cc with peanut

[eragon]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11412733/Fears-over-undeclared-nuts-could-lead-to-food-scandal-more-serious-than-horsemeat-crisis.html

[GoingNuts]

WTF???  Intentional, not accidental?  Are you kidding me?

[PurpleCat]

Angry and not surprised!

[Jessica]

At the end of that article it says to substitute cumin in recipes with chili powder. Most chili powder contains cumin...

[ajasfolks2]

Grocery shopping today with DS a assistant . . . he asks me where the cumin recall stands  . . . told him I wasn't sure & then I see this thread.

What a goat rope!

[Macabre]

Well, I think we knew it was intentional--that the current theories centers around using ground peanut and almond shells to save money. As I explained it to DS, he said, "Like they cut cocaine with corn starch." 

Yep. Like that.

[guess]

Here's a li'l primer on food safety testing and allergens. Allergen Validation: Analytical Methods and Scientific Support for a Visually Clean Standard

Authors

Tracie Sheehan, Ph.D., is president of TGS Quality Consulting LLC.

Joseph Baumert, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the department of food science & technology and co-director of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He can be reached at jbaumert2@unl.edu.

Steve Taylor, Ph.D., is professor in the department of food science & technology and co-director of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He can be reached at staylor2@unl.edu.