Nitrous Monkey said:

Peanuts are nasty.

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Nitrous Monkey said:

I FUCKING LOVE PISTACHIOS! They are my favorite besides cashews. But beetles that's gross. I would still eat pistachio beetle over a peanut though. Peanuts are nasty.

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Nuts, tree, pistachios, shelled - Allows defects up to 5% (including insects).

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The FDA says it's OK. 

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Sources of Defects (Field vs. Storage) -- Insects, molds, and rodents are the principal causative agents for most of the defects covered by macroanalytical methods. In general these agents may be classified as either "field" or "storage" pests. In the field or orchard, a food commodity is more likely to be susceptible to different pest attacks than it is after harvest or during storage. During its movement from farm to the processor and through distribution channels, environmental conditions surrounding the commodity change significantly. Because of the different habitats, different species of organisms challenge the product's integrity.

(e) A compilation of the current defect action levels for natural or unavoidable defects in food for human use that present no health hazard may be obtained upon request from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-565), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740

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psi said:

That's kind of gross but not too surprising. Pistachios are killer though. Good ice cream flavor too.

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