boycott costco raw almonds

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spread the word ...

whatever happened to full disclosure ?

i'm really angry with costco ...

by the way, trader joes uses steam

to pasteurize their raw almonds

spread the word

chris

----- Forwarded Message -----From: Costco MemberServices <memberservice@...>christopher_cms@... Sent: Monday, July 2, 2012 8:59 AMSubject: Re: Warehouse Product Information [#3716708]

Dear We appreciate you taking the time to email Costco Wholesale.

The Kirkland Signature Almonds are pasteurized by Propylene Oxide (PPO) treatment.

Propylene Oxide (PPO) treatment: PPO is also a surface treatment which has been approved for use on foods since 1958, and is widely used for a variety of foods such as other nuts, cocoa powder and spices. PPO is very effective at reducing harmful bacteria on almonds and poses no risk to consumers. In fact, PPO residue dissipates after treatment. The effectiveness and safety of this process was revalidated in July 2006, when PPO underwent a stringent re-registration process with the environmental Protection Agency. The EPA confirmed that PPO poses no health risk.

The treatment does not affect the nutritional and sensory characteristics of almonds. A number of other commonly consumed foods, such as milk, juice, eggs and canned foods are pasteurized in order to ensure safety by removing bacteria that can make consumers ill. While almond pasteurization achieves this same safety factor, the processes used for almonds are slightly different in that they only treat the surface. Since consumers choose almonds for their taste as well as their health benefits, to augment the government research findings the Almond Board has invested in independent expert and lab analyses of pasteurized and un-pasteurized almonds. As stated above, those tests reveal that there is no degradation of the taste, quality or nutritional value of

treated almonds.

Please let us know if there is anything else we may assist you with.

Thank you,Toby Costco Wholesale CorporationNote this message was submitted through the costco.com web site customer suggestion page on 06/30/2012 19:51:24 PSTComment/Suggestion/Request/Question Text:hi ...i just read that kirkland raw almonds(the 3 pound bags) are pasteurizedusing jet fuel ... this is all over the internet ...can you please let me know officiallyhow kirkland raw almonds are pasteurized ...?by law, all raw almonds must be pasteurized ...i live in california and ama costco member ...thanks,christopher