Is It Safe To Eat Food With Hair In It?

If you've ever gone out to eat, chances are you might have noticed a hair in your food. Does this make the food contaminated and unsafe to eat? Laci is here to debunk the myth that hair in your food makes the food unedible.

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The Human Hair Additive in Your Food
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marbl...
"For his recent Mother Jones story on the origins of the "remy" hair used in high-end wigs and extensions worthy of Lady Gaga,Scott Carney sacrificed his own locks to a Hindu temple, but explained that clippings from short hair like his are used mainly as fertilizer or source material for a ubiquitous food additive called L-cysteine (L-cys for short)."

Common Bread Ingredient, L-Cysteine Derived From Human Hair
http://blogs.discovery.com/dfh-sara-n...
"It's been a bad week for uncovering unfortunate ingredients in the foods we eat. Yesterday it was meat glue and today human hair. The ick factor is serious."

Staphylococcus
http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/c...
"Staphylococcus aureus (or Staph aureus) is a type of bacteria commonly found on the skin and hair as well as in the noses and throats of people and animals."

Is Hair In Food A Health Risk?
http://www.popsci.com/science/article...
"Finding a hair in your spaghetti is gross, no question."

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