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This year will be descended into history books so many reasons and each television advertising seems to summarize perfectly: we live in unprecedented times and that the world has changed forever after the events of this year.

Of course, a huge statement of coverage like this one does not even start to explain how disordered this year - not, I'm not talking about the damage we all made in our kitchensleaven And the coffee of Dalgona (whipped). (In touch:100 recipes the easiest you can do.)

This year, in many ways, looked like old faithful: a constant eruption geyser, to the point where waking up every day was felt like waiting for the other shoe falls. But here we are doing the last week of the year, looking at what we have accomplished and what we have to learn from. As you think, you may remember many instances in which food companies (and food media) face their own scandals and controversies this year.

Below you will see 11 of the most powerful events that came to light in 2020 and after, for a more edifying reading, make sure to checkThe 10 best moments of the most viral food of 2020.

Chick-fi-aThe house of delicious chicken sandwich, has always been a controversial society rather, from the UHS, because of its history to support anti-LGBTQ organizations. Last year, the brand promised to stop doing it, but this summer, during the Black Lives of the subject matter protests around the country, from the CEO Dan Cathy and the Chick-Fil-A companystate Describe racism while also promoting a more unified country. Although the statement did not go so far as to say "the black life counts", a sentence of societies are always contracting to recognize, it was a great move from a company with a controversial story such as the their.

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Back in June, Food PublicationEnjoy your meal And his Sister Youtube Channel broke down, when the old employees and the current employees arrived with their stories of racism and inequality behind the beloved brand. It all started with a photo of the Adam Compaperation in Chief of the publisher in Blackface beingDiscovery of Instagram. Then aInternal business community Inquiry revealed the Batk-which on its surface, seemed to be a positive and inclusive place where errors are welcome and celebrated - had a culture of deep racism and exclusion for black employees and employees of color, which seemed to be missed Used the white counterparts got (like you know, the famous youtube and money.)

This includes one of their greatest stars, Sohla El-Waylly, revealing his salary and the fact that she was not compensated for camera appearances. BA, of course, promised to do better, with a rapoport resigning as well as excuses from other people whose racist, sexist and homophobic behavior was discovered - but the efforts of the publication did not seem sufficiently. After weeks of silence, eight members of the BA test cuisine - including all their color employees announced that they no longer appeared in videos after the negotiations. BA announced Davis dawn as a new editor in August and restarted the Batk with eight new stars at the helm.

It's not a "whitening kills Covid-19 thing" (by the way, it does not mean) but rather, the case ofReally cut packaging. See, when we all went to the wild and bought all the disinfectants of the hand, people created. And with creativity often comes, well,dangerous ideas on time. During the summer, theThe FDA issued a warning About hand-based alcohol disinfectants sold in containers similar to water bottles or spare apples. You do not want to catch the bad thing at the bottom of your bag, it's a fair warning.

This summer has had a lot of stories uncovered, but one of the most shocking was the allegations thatPopular diet Factor Fand protein powders and bars associated with the diet can have high concentrations of lead. Tanya Zuckerbrot, was created by Tanya Zuckerbrot, was created by Tanya Zuckerbrot, came on fire after the influence Emily Gellis was starting to share stories about Instagram of women with adverse effects, including urinary. Tractus infections, rashes and in some extreme cases, intoxication on heavy metal.

All culminated inThe New York Times, which has demystified one of the most extreme claims - that F-Factor products can cause false layers - adding later that there are no direct links between these side effects and products right now. Nevertheless, do not hesitate to walk slightly.

No, really - that had the resurgence of arsenic and poisoning lead on their 2020 bingo card? In June,Consumer reports Ran tests on 45Brands of water bottlesand Starkey spring water, which is sold in whole foods, has been revealed to have arsenic levels in its bottles - as in,Three times the amount of any brand tested. It always falls under the maximum level of ppb (parts per billion), but that number and knowing that it is not the first time that Starkey hadA little arsenic problem In their water, can (and should) be a cause of alarm.

It takes a lot to lose your classification, but this year 2020 decided that Americans can not go to France, and they can not count on the French vinaigrette.as a regulated vinaigrette. Who knew there was an association for dressings and sauces, and who knew they had so much able to decide who becomes a vinaigrette or not? No, really - the FDA revoked the identity standards for the French vinaigrette, get rid of the list of mandated ingredients that must be included.

"The norm does not seem necessary to ensure that the product meets consumer expectations", the agencysaid in a declaration. "The FDA temporarily concluded that it is no longer necessary to promote honest and equitable transactions in the interest of consumers and can limit flexibility to innovation."

Like the French vinaigrette, the product must be done with vinegar, a 35% vegetable oil and a lemon or lime, before other ingredients such as tomato paste and paprika can be added for The flavor, according to the standards of the FDA.

Will it affect you? Unlikely. Is it reversed? Very probably. For more, discover20 unhealthy vinaigrettes on the classified planet!

Dogs everywhere had a big 2020, well, it seems like their owners-road were at home all day! Besides,Adoption rates were high this year. But, there were more important dangers, too for poocks.

In October, it was reported that 18 of Sunshine Mills'Food brands for dogs could possibly be stained with aflatoxin, "a toxin produced by the moldAspergillus flavus, which can grow on corn and other grains used as ingredients in pet food. At high levels, aflatoxin can cause diseases and death in pets "According to the FDA.

Before throwing dog food in your home and start from scratch, be sure to examine trademarks and infected products - including heart farms, dog special food, old glory and high runner .

In October,The metro received a scary smackdown of the Irish Supreme Court. TheIrish independentReported only by the standards set out in the 1972 Ireland Value Added Tax Act, the Breads of the Sandwich U.S channel include too much sugar to qualify for bread. To reduce the manner in which they arrived at this conclusion, the argument being made did not consider whether the metro bread is actually qualified as bread, but rather if the sandwich itself must be taxed under Irish law - which indicates that Stapling foods were used for restaurants such asCoffee, tea and sandwiches are not taxed if they are taken to go.

After being disputed on a decision not to issue a repayment on VAT (value-added tax) at sandwiches, the Supreme Court also decided that because of the creation of sugar, more than 2% of its weight, The metro bread can not be classified as bread under its standards, and therefore, is not a good base.

The FDA was busy this year and apparently, they were so busy thatthe petition had to be started Ask them to re-evaluate sufficiently sure additives to be added to our food. At present, the FDA allowsSome 10,000 chemicals add to food, some of which have links to hormonal disturbances. Other chemicals are linked to cognitive, development and plethora of other health problems in adults and children.

The petition argues that the FDA did not take into account the impact of these chemicals on the body over time and requests the FDA to re-evaluate the security of more than 10,000 food additives. If you are wondering how the FDA is getting closer to this, it is using a loophole in the 1958 Food Additives amendment, or generally recognized, which allows.a lot New chemicals add to food.

"The FDA never considers the overall effect of these 10,000 chemicals on the health of people, which has been the Congress after:" Tom Neltner, Director of Chemical Policy of the Environmental Defense Fund, saidCNN Health.

You and I may have spent a lot of this year crying in a pint of ice cream, but the owners of Blue Bell Creameries may have lost the biggest tears this year. The Texas-based ice cream company was sentenced to pay $ 17.25 million in criminal sanctions for the shipment of contaminated ice cream products from a combination filed in 2015. This spoiled ice caused aEpidemic of Lisherose MultiStateAnd now Blue Bell must pay the largest fine for a criminal sanction associated with a case of food security. Yikes.

The American poultry industry was hit hard by Covid-19, with chicken plants being one of the largest facilities affected by the disease. The featpacking is an already risky and dangerous career, and the poultry workforce is specifically the one that uses blacks andDisproportionate people on other breeds.

But under theDefense Production Act-A law that gives President The Emergency Authority on National Industries - These factories have been classified as essential companies and have to remain open during the lock. By the peak of the pandemic in May,More than 38 meat plants Around the country had temporarily ceased to produce regularly positive workers for COVID.

According toReporting network of food and the environmentAs of December 18, 77,186 workers were tested positive for COVID-19 and at least 347 workers died.

For more, be sure to read9 controversies of the largest McDonald of 2020.