" The worst part in all of this is that McNuggets also contain industrial chemicals! " Yeah - like loads of dihydrogen monoxide.
The most alarming ingredient in a Chicken McNugget is tertiary butylhydroquinone, or TBHQ, which is derived from petroleum that is either sprayed directly on the nugget or the inside of the box it comes in to “help preserve freshness.”
According to A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, TBHQ is a form of butane.
TBHQ:
Butane:
So not similar at all. But if you're still worried about TBHQ, you should read this , which explains that huge safety margins in its use.
On balance then, the original article is factually incorrect. Except for the advice to avoid McNuggets.
Anti-corporate crusaders have never let themselves be encumbered by pesky facts or science. Dogma wins!
... is actually an industrial chemical used in drug production. Can you belive this? They use the very same stuff that is used to make crack cocaine !! No wonder people get addicted to that stuff.
That point is arguable, some governments do not consider the so called dihydrogen monoxide an industrial chemical in this application. (the nuggests not the drug)
OMG! And you what else they use to make crack cocaine? Glassware! Do you believe it? And the sell this "glassware" in Coop and Jelmoli among other places. I really despair of this country sometimes.
I was thinking about
an other chemical (Monohydrogen Carbontrioxide Sodium).