Tom Bombadil
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This is a rubbish poll, where are chestnuts and macadamias.
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Nuts
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Friday, 3 December, 2004, 13:54 GMT
Christmas shortage of Brazil nuts
Brazil nut lovers will be out of luck this Christmas as many supermarkets are refusing to sell them in their shells.
The European Commission has branded the nuts a health risk after traces of a toxin that can cause liver cancer were found in Brazil nut shells.
Each batch must now be tested for aflatoxins, and the cost of destroying those affected has made Brazils too costly for supermarkets to import.
It is still possible to buy just the kernels, as used in chocolate Brazils.
A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's said: "Like other retailers, we don't stock shelled Brazil nuts due to EU regulations. However, we have plenty of unshelled Brazil nuts in stock."
Brazil is the only country to export the nuts still in their shells. Kernels, which are just the edible part of the nut, are brought in from Peru and Bolivia.
'Too risky'
Peter Morgan, chairman of the Combined Edible Nut Trade Association, told the Daily Mail on Friday: "Commercially it is now too risky to import them.
"The EU have put overly stringent limits on this without really good evidence."
The European limit on aflatoxin levels in Brazil nuts is four parts per billion but Mr Morgan said the American limit is 15 parts per billion.
EC officials say levels 100 times higher than the limit have been found.
They fear the substance, caused by contaminating fungi, could pass from the shell to the nut and then be eaten.
Christmas shortage of Brazil nuts
Brazil nut lovers will be out of luck this Christmas as many supermarkets are refusing to sell them in their shells.
The European Commission has branded the nuts a health risk after traces of a toxin that can cause liver cancer were found in Brazil nut shells.
Each batch must now be tested for aflatoxins, and the cost of destroying those affected has made Brazils too costly for supermarkets to import.
It is still possible to buy just the kernels, as used in chocolate Brazils.
A spokeswoman for Sainsbury's said: "Like other retailers, we don't stock shelled Brazil nuts due to EU regulations. However, we have plenty of unshelled Brazil nuts in stock."
Brazil is the only country to export the nuts still in their shells. Kernels, which are just the edible part of the nut, are brought in from Peru and Bolivia.
'Too risky'
Peter Morgan, chairman of the Combined Edible Nut Trade Association, told the Daily Mail on Friday: "Commercially it is now too risky to import them.
"The EU have put overly stringent limits on this without really good evidence."
The European limit on aflatoxin levels in Brazil nuts is four parts per billion but Mr Morgan said the American limit is 15 parts per billion.
EC officials say levels 100 times higher than the limit have been found.
They fear the substance, caused by contaminating fungi, could pass from the shell to the nut and then be eaten.
B.M.F
New member
Voroshilov said:
here here, you can not have a christmas nuts poll with Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
cashews roasting on an open fire then? 
luvly
just got a big bag of brazils to top up my nut bowl.
rumour has it a lot of shops aint selling them cause of poison in the shell.
http://www.ckcbirds.co.uk/brazil_nuts_&_the_eu.htm
luvlyjust got a big bag of brazils to top up my nut bowl.
rumour has it a lot of shops aint selling them cause of poison in the shell.
http://www.ckcbirds.co.uk/brazil_nuts_&_the_eu.htm
Brightonfan1983
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People who smoke roll-ups say they fall in love with their cigarette as they're creating it, investing time in arranging the tobacco, tamping it down, inhaling the aroma.
It's the same with pistachios, all the effort needed to get at the sweet prize inside, mmm the anticipation.
It's the same with pistachios, all the effort needed to get at the sweet prize inside, mmm the anticipation.
Publius Ovidius
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Sugar'd Almonds.......
