# bug in food,  sue?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158 "2014-12-13T21:27:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158/21 "2014-12-15T20:36:08Z")

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> [@jtur88](#):
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> Much quicker than freezing – just spread the grain out on a big plate and set it outdoors in direct sunshine for a few minutes, the bugs will all walk away. Stir it around a couple times if necessary, in case some are hiding.

That takes too long. Just pee on the grain and the bugs will scatter away.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158/22 "2014-12-15T21:11:34Z")

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You eat bugs every time you eat just about any grain product… or in fact most veggies.

But if you call the company hotline, they will likely send you a free box, which I think is fair.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158/23 "2014-12-15T21:24:24Z")

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It said “natural flavors” right on the list of ingredients. What did you think they meant?

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**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-in-food-sue/707158/24 "2014-12-15T22:13:49Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> You might want to see what the Food and Drug Administration has decided is the allowable amount of “[natural or unavoidable defects](natural or unavoidable defects)” in food.
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> Or, you might not want to see it.:eek:

If anyone is curious, I think that this is the document that was supposed to be linked is here: [Food Action Levels - Levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans](http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/SanitationTransportation/ucm056174.htm#CHPTA)

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