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Tue 28 Nov, 2017 04:07 pm
The FDA has banned vitamin B17. However, it occurs in certain foods such as almonds and cashews.
@alphabeta,
Can't you just check the Snopes yourself?
https://www.snopes.com/bitter-almond-tree-banned/
I have been able to buy bitter almonds on the net and have them sent to Texas.
@alphabeta,
FDA pasteurizing all almonds, including raw.
The sky is falling...falling...falling...for you!
@alphabeta,
I would need some proof of that to believe it.
Jason Vale is a good source of information. Just search his name.
@edgarblythe,
That's easy enough to google. It seems like the USDA requires that all almonds sold in the US be pasteurized since a salmonella outbreak.
I emailed the suppliers at the place I have done business with in the past:
Cancer Answer <admin@ apricotanswer.com>
Ours are from a couple of small farms and are not pasteurized. Just shelled and bagged
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 6:36 PM Charles Turner wrote:
Are all kernels sold to USA customers pasturized and does that take away effectiveness if true?