Last year I posted notice that the government had once again overstepped their bounds and in cohorts with the CA Almond Board made a ruling that almonds must be pasteurized. This does not need to be noted on the label AND the label can still state "raw" almonds.
- "The new rules do not require the disclosure that in fact these almonds have been pasteurized by either high heat, a nerve gas-like agent, or radiation." – http://organicpastures.com/
- "a requirement that raw almonds be treated with propylene oxide (a toxic fumigant recognized as a carcinogen by the EPA) or steam-heated before they can be sold to American consumers." – http://www.cornucopia.org/
This of course did not make people happy – growers/ small handlers nor those that know the importance of raw food sources for health, conscientious consumers.
At the time I learned of this ridiculous, controlling law I passed on to you some sources for obtaining truly raw almonds, unpastuerized, direct from the grower. Now I’m hearing that even the grower cannot not ship directly to the consumer, who has knowingly and intelligently chosen to buy unpastuerized almonds, but that they only way they can sell them is directly on location.
I’m checking into this, to see if we can still purchase unpastuerized almonds. http://organicpastures.com & http://www.realrawfood.com/wholesale-raw-nuts.htm#almonds still have them on their site – which appears to be good news. dansranch.com still offers them if you can pick them up at the ranch.
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