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“The European Union won’t take chicken from America. They won’t take lobsters from America. They hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak. It’s unbelievable” Lutnick told FoxNews (nypost.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (12 children)

I had to look up Apeel, but I think it's a good thing actually:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeel_Sciences

Apeel Sciences is an American food technology company based in Goleta, California. Its edible coating product Apeel or Edipeel can make avocados, citrus and other types of fruit last twice as long as usual by using a tasteless edible coating, and reduces food loss and waste as well as reliance on single-use plastic packaging.

Edipeel is allowed for use on the following fruits in the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom: avocados, citrus fruit, mangoes, papayas, melons, bananas, pineapples, and pomegranates.

On their website they seem to rightfully point out that E471 (apparently a combo of E422 and E570) is already approved for consumption in the EU, so it doesn't make sense that they're limited to foods where we don't eat the peel. If it's safe and gets the plastic off the cucumbers, I'm for it.

e: Does anyone actually have a source for palladium being used in Edipeel's manufacture? I can't find one. Most of what I'm getting in these searches is that the plants they use to make E471 can contain heavy metals they absorb from their environment, and that the levels are low enough to be considered safe by US regulations. (No clue whether the limit is reasonable.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How is it a good thing to spray shit on an apple? They last plenty long without that garbage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think apples need any help either (they actually produce their own wax coating apparently), but the cucumbers are in plastic, and there's a ton of strawberry waste because they mold immediately. If it is indeed safe then it could be very beneficial in such cases.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why are cucumbers in plastic? Strange practice.

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