I found this interesting article.
Silicone–Based Chemical in Pizza Hut’s Cheese
—Polymethylsiloxane
by John Bunting
Last month, The Milkweed detailed how Pizza Hut restaurants illegally claim to use “Mozzarella†cheese on certain menu items, when in fact, Pizza Hut’s salt, starch and water-laden “Pizza Cheese†does not conform to FDA standards of identity for Mozzarella.
In this issue, writer John Bunting details how Pizza Hut’s cheese supplier—Leprino Foods— uses a silicone-based industrial chemical in the patented manufacturing of “Pizza Cheese.†That chemical — Polymethylsiloxane — has no FDA approval for use as a food ingredient. Polymethylsiloxane is sold by Dow-Corning as “Antifoam FG 10â€. THIS MATERIAL IS APPROVED BY FDA FOR USE IN FOOD PLANTS ONLY AS AN ANTI-FOAMING AGENT FOR BOILER WATER.
In its patented manufacturing process, Leprino Foods liberally sprays Polydimethylsiloxane on “cheese granulesâ€. Leprino’s “Pizza Cheese†supplied to Pizza Huts contains about 900 parts per million of Polymethylsiloxane: 90 times higher residue concentration than FDA allows when Polymethylsiloxane is used as a boiler water antifoaming agent.
Silicone–Based Chemical in Pizza Hut’s Cheese
—Polymethylsiloxane
by John Bunting
Last month, The Milkweed detailed how Pizza Hut restaurants illegally claim to use “Mozzarella†cheese on certain menu items, when in fact, Pizza Hut’s salt, starch and water-laden “Pizza Cheese†does not conform to FDA standards of identity for Mozzarella.
In this issue, writer John Bunting details how Pizza Hut’s cheese supplier—Leprino Foods— uses a silicone-based industrial chemical in the patented manufacturing of “Pizza Cheese.†That chemical — Polymethylsiloxane — has no FDA approval for use as a food ingredient. Polymethylsiloxane is sold by Dow-Corning as “Antifoam FG 10â€. THIS MATERIAL IS APPROVED BY FDA FOR USE IN FOOD PLANTS ONLY AS AN ANTI-FOAMING AGENT FOR BOILER WATER.
In its patented manufacturing process, Leprino Foods liberally sprays Polydimethylsiloxane on “cheese granulesâ€. Leprino’s “Pizza Cheese†supplied to Pizza Huts contains about 900 parts per million of Polymethylsiloxane: 90 times higher residue concentration than FDA allows when Polymethylsiloxane is used as a boiler water antifoaming agent.
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