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Produce & Grain

Fruit, vegetables, bread, pasta and cereal grains: storage, ripening, milling and what "fresh" means.

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Barilla is made in Iowa, and a court just said the flag never claimed otherwise

Labels & Regulation

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Oct 11, 2026

Barilla is made in Iowa, and a court just said the flag never claimed otherwise

What a flag on a box is allowed to mean, what the die and the dryer actually do, and what the imported box buys you

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The Food Manufacturing Guy
The pumpkin costs 6 cents. The can costs 19.

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Sep 23, 2026

The pumpkin costs 6 cents. The can costs 19.

Why canned pumpkin is really squash, how one corner of Illinois packs a year of it in 6 weeks, and what an ounce costs whole, cut and canned

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The Food Manufacturing Guy
Triple washed salad is washed in chlorinated water

Labels & Regulation

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Sep 23, 2026

Triple washed salad is washed in chlorinated water

What actually happens to a bag of spring mix between the field and the shelf

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The Food Manufacturing Guy

One label. Every Sunday. Free.

What's on the label, how the plant makes it, and what the front isn't telling you. Sources attached.

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I make food for a living. One product taken apart every Sunday, with the regulation and the receipts attached.

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