August 2025

Petroleum is Natural

Q.  How are botulism, salmonella, petroleum, and black widow spider venom alike?

A.  They are all natural and they’re all toxic.

BTW, the image on the right is a natural product extraction plant.

US-FDA has announced a plan to phase out synthetic food dyes…and we’re all supposed to feel safer.  Assuming that a product is benign, much less, healthy just because it’s natural is beyond stupid.  The purpose of this post is to show you why, and to outline what should be done instead.