Cockroaches There are bits of carrion in Nearly Every piece of Chocolate - Some people develop allergies while eating chocolate, but not all actually triggered by the original content of cocoa beans. Not a few pieces of dead cockroaches is triggered, which contaminate almost every bar of chocolate on the market.
An allergy expert from New York City, Dr. Morton M Teich said in each piece (1 bar) chocolate found an average of 8 bits of the insect body. Actually, not always a cockroach, but one of the most commonly found are dead cockroaches.
"Almost all foods have a natural contamination, but there is still a safe level can be tolerated," said Dr. Teich as quoted by ABC News on Monday (04/02/2012).
According to Dr. Teich, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or food and drug regulatory agency The U.S. also has a safe limit for the contamination of carcasses of insects. Originally no more than 60 pieces in each 100 grams of chocolate, then a product is considered safe.
Although for most people is harmless, but contaminants can trigger allergic reactions for those who have a high sensitivity to it. Allergic reactions are caused can vary, ranging from itching, cramps, migraines to asthma attacks.
Chocolate is also not the only food product that can naturally contaminated by dead cockroaches and other insects. Dr. Teich said, peanut butter, macaroni, cheese and even popcorn or popcorn are also a lot of debris contaminated with insects.
Allergies are often not detected, because the reaction does not appear when doctors perform an allergy test with the original content of chocolate. But for those who have allergies cockroaches and other insects but still want to eat chocolate, a doctor could cope with allergy.
Avoid contamination of carcasses of insects in foods such as chocolate, according to Dr. Teich is almost impossible unless farmers use more pesticides. However, the use of pesticides are believed to have an impact far worse than insect allergy.
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