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The FDA has established guidelines for a number of contaminants that it will allow in our food supply. Mainstreet.com has assembled a list of some of the most common products for which the FDA has set contamination thresholds. Here's just a taste of what they found:
Potato Chips The FDA only takes action when 6 percent or more of chips show rot from pre- or post-harvest infection.