Thank you so much Diane for doing such an AMAZING amount of research on my iodine question. Wow!! I really think you deserve to treat yourself to a nice dinner out or some kind of yummy goodie for being on hold with the FDA for 30 minutes. You rock!
The information that you found out is really fascinating isn't it? I had no idea at all about the salt in processed foods being considered a "finished food". And I didn't realize that this means it does not have to be labeled any further. This really makes you think, doesn't it?
It's also good to know that our iodized salt that we buy at the supermarket loses its potency after awhile.
Alison, I agree with you--it is frustrating to me too that companies can dump tons of sodium in their foods and not even make the effort to have it be iodized. Even though it was hard for Diane to get a firm answer on this, it sounds like this is the case at least some of the time. I'm going to check tomorrow at the supermarket on the price of regular versus iodized salt. My guess it's the same.
Thank you again for your incredible research Diane! You really went above and beyond the call of duty getting all of this information. It sounds like a topic that we'll want to visit again. Big hugs, Michelle
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Thank you so much Diane for doing such an AMAZING amount of research on my iodine question. Wow!! I really think you deserve to treat yourself to a nice dinner out or some kind of yummy goodie for being on hold with the FDA for 30 minutes. You rock!
The information that you found out is really fascinating isn't it? I had no idea at all about the salt in processed foods being considered a "finished food". And I didn't realize that this means it does not have to be labeled any further. This really makes you think, doesn't it?
It's also good to know that our iodized salt that we buy at the supermarket loses its potency after awhile.
Alison, I agree with you--it is frustrating to me too that companies can dump tons of sodium in their foods and not even make the effort to have it be iodized. Even though it was hard for Diane to get a firm answer on this, it sounds like this is the case at least some of the time. I'm going to check tomorrow at the supermarket on the price of regular versus iodized salt. My guess it's the same.
Thank you again for your incredible research Diane! You really went above and beyond the call of duty getting all of this information. It sounds like a topic that we'll want to visit again. Big hugs, Michelle
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