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Moabfighter
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Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned?
#23511956 - 08/05/16 08:13 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I just went an hour out of town to try to find agar. The lady knew exactly what I was looking for, she said agar agar powder? I said yes and she said it's been discontinued because FDA banned it because it's sourced from Japan?
Any truth to this or lady just talking shit?
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23511965 - 08/05/16 08:17 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Wow. Nothing like a crazy Asian lady making up crazy make believe stories.
Maybe she kept all the agar for herself and grew the best mushrooms in the world because this lady is obviously high.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Mushierage]
#23511982 - 08/05/16 08:23 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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translation get your white ass out of my store. You no welcome here
Edited by theGODSmademedoit (08/05/16 08:23 AM)
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Mushierage]
#23511983 - 08/05/16 08:23 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Mushierage said: Maybe she kept all the agar for herself and grew the best mushrooms in the world because this lady is obviously high.
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theGODSmademedoit said: translation get your white ass out of my store. You no welcome here
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23512019 - 08/05/16 08:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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haha yeah, asians dont grow mushrooms on agar, they eat the damn agar 
the reason sounds fucked tho, I'm not american but I havent heard of any embargos against japanese food or stock. Agar's just seaweed anyway.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: spacechildo]
#23512024 - 08/05/16 08:42 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I just bought 2 packs yesterday no problem
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23512039 - 08/05/16 08:48 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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fa fa fa foolen
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Moabfighter
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: wtfcrazymofo]
#23512052 - 08/05/16 08:53 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Getting read to try super Walmart. Is it ever in the jello section? Or always the Asian area?
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23512059 - 08/05/16 08:57 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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never seen any in my local Walmarts. i tried 3 different ones that are near me. None had agar, in any form. actually no local stores around me had agar, at all. i had to get telephone brand packets online.. there is one more asian grocery store that is about 25min from me that i need to try still, though.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23512064 - 08/05/16 08:58 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Usually its in the asian area.
Ive never seen any at walmart and their website doesnt list any of the agar for in store pickup and its in bulkquantity at a ripoff of a price.
Only an asian place wont rip you off. Everyone else is going to rape your supple ass.
Try whole foods or another health store. Theyll rape you too but theyll have it. Or try going back to the asian place when that bitch isnt there
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: JvF]
#23512069 - 08/05/16 09:02 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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my local whole foods didnt even have it.. or trader joes, or anything like that.. nothing..
NOTHING I TELLS YA!
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: JvF]
#23512072 - 08/05/16 09:04 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Try the marketplace if all else fails. Im sure someone will part with some
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: lvnthalife]
#23512076 - 08/05/16 09:06 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Plus if youre going that route, maybe you can get some premixed MEA whoch is a pleasure to work with
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Moabfighter]
#23512085 - 08/05/16 09:09 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Moabfighter said: I just went an hour out of town to try to find agar. The lady knew exactly what I was looking for, she said agar agar powder? I said yes and she said it's been discontinued because FDA banned it because it's sourced from Japan?
Any truth to this or lady just talking shit?
Just spoke to a local oriental market, according to them, the telephone brand is in short supply in some areas because shipments are being inspected due to suspicion of drugs. Customs or whoever the inspecting agency is, has reason to believe the Telephone brand, being a white powder, may be used to traffic narcotics. This is holding up shipments and is why the price of Telephone brand has gone up ~40% at their store.
Take this with a grain of salt, but stocking up may be a good idea, just in case.
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Edited by h0ldthedoor (08/05/16 09:09 AM)
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: h0ldthedoor]
#23512093 - 08/05/16 09:12 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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damn... wonder if any of my packets might actually have some cocaine/ketamine/heroin/RCs in them, instead of agar.... =p
wonder if this is real.. gonna try to do some research on it. got me curious.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23512122 - 08/05/16 09:22 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah the lady said no agar agar drugs. Fda ban Japan agar
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23512126 - 08/05/16 09:22 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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If there was some that did have narcotics they wouldn't make it to a store. They make it over the border then someone would want that package before it got to a distribution center.
I get telephone agar for under a dollar a pack (25g) at my Asian grocery store
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512131 - 08/05/16 09:24 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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i know, i know... i was just trying to make a bad joke
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512134 - 08/05/16 09:25 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Trusted Cultivator said: I get telephone agar for under a dollar a pack (25g) at my Asian grocery store
$2.50+/ea here. They ordered a case last week, less than a dozen packets left today.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: h0ldthedoor]
#23512145 - 08/05/16 09:29 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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just looked on amazon, which is where i ordered mine. right now a pack of 5 telephone brand agar packet(.88oz or 25g) is $9.00 which is $1.80/pack. which is actually higher than it was the last time i ordered. last time i feel like it was maybe $6 or so tops. possibly less.
i had a fee month of amazon prime when i got them, as well, so free shipping. gotta find a cheaper source, now. although, if i really needed some quick, i wouldnt feel too terrible paying 1.80 each, if i was getting other stuff as well, and get free shipping...
Edit - actually, this is new for me: amazon just said they are "add-on items", and "Add-on Items ship with orders that contain $25 of items shipped by Amazon." so free shipping, basically.
but, apparently, you cant just order this. you have to either get $25 worth of them, or some other stuff before you can get them to sell it to you. which i find kinda strange, but oh well =p
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Edited by mupetmower (08/05/16 09:32 AM)
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23512156 - 08/05/16 09:34 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm glad Wisconsin has so many Asians. I can find agar agar all day
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512159 - 08/05/16 09:36 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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it's weird, too, becuase where i live has tons of asians.. Koreans, mostly, but still.. and there is literally only one asian grocery store within probably 30miles.. there is an arab grocery store about 5miles away from me, but they dont have agar.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23512166 - 08/05/16 09:38 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Arab store definitely has no agar but if you need a pressure cooker they might have one. Lol
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512173 - 08/05/16 09:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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it was the last place i looked haha.. i was feeling desperate, and was like.... "hmmmmmm, it's a long shot, but... maybe..." 
nope!!
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512323 - 08/05/16 10:40 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Trusted Cultivator said: Arab store definitely has no agar but if you need a pressure cooker they might have one. Lol
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: guyute22]
#23512338 - 08/05/16 10:44 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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For chickpeas and lentils...
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: guyute22]
#23512343 - 08/05/16 10:45 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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The only thing Asian where i live is the Chinese Restaurant up the road. Guess I gotta order agar if I wanna get anywhere.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23512440 - 08/05/16 11:14 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Trusted Cultivator said: For chickpeas and lentils...
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: h0ldthedoor]
#23514434 - 08/05/16 09:36 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Moabfighter said: I just went an hour out of town to try to find agar. The lady knew exactly what I was looking for, she said agar agar powder? I said yes and she said it's been discontinued because FDA banned it because it's sourced from Japan?
Any truth to this or lady just talking shit?
Just spoke to a local oriental market, according to them, the telephone brand is in short supply in some areas because shipments are being inspected due to suspicion of drugs. Customs or whoever the inspecting agency is, has reason to believe the Telephone brand, being a white powder, may be used to traffic narcotics. This is holding up shipments and is why the price of Telephone brand has gone up ~40% at their store.
Take this with a grain of salt, but stocking up may be a good idea, just in case.
Lol I bought a 10 pack off eBay last year and customs tore through it but still got my agar.......
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: SynKyd]
#23514514 - 08/05/16 10:11 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I can confirm that the price went from like 50 cents or 75 or some shit to $1.69 per packet at my local Asian store. This thread is what made me stop by and check it out. I haven't searched into the actual matter at all but that is a pretty big price hike, so I stocked up before it climbs higher or disappears. Now I'm good for probably a year at least.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23517160 - 08/06/16 09:40 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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mupetmower said: my local whole foods didnt even have it.. or trader joes, or anything like that.. nothing..
NOTHING I TELLS YA!
They may not carry it depending on your location but I picked this up at holefoods after the manager emphatically assured me they carried no such thing. At which point I directed his attention to shelf in front of him. People are lazy. I'd go back and look in the ethnic section of either store.
 Also, as mentioned above, it's very expensive at these places. I'd order online.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Mycolorado]
#23518053 - 08/07/16 07:58 AM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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hmm that is the same brand that Walmart carries online, but not in store, i believe. and yeah, i checked every inch of every shelf in my local Whole Foods.. nothing.. and like you say, if that bag is priced anywhere close to how it was priced on Walmarts online page, then i would rather get it from elsewhere, online, anyways.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: mupetmower]
#23519406 - 08/07/16 04:22 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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A lot of agar and seaweed products has been tainted with radioactive iodine 131 and cesium 137 from the fukishima meltdowns. For fun went to several grocery stores in my local area with my geiger counter.
A local Woodman's store had some seaweed that was so hot it set off my counter from about 5 feet away and bent the needle against the peg in the first three ranges up close to a single package. I took all them off the shelf and gave them to the customer service people. The reaction was surprising, i got a thank you from the manager and a 25 dollar gift card instead of the walmart response of "Please leave the store or we will have you escorted out by police." when i found some shrimp that were almost as hot.
Anyway, i found out in general most people want to know if what they were selling is safe.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Eywa_devotee]
#23519657 - 08/07/16 05:49 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Fucking awesome, this would make a great show of you going around and doing that, I'd watch it. Is it safe to assume most seaweed products from that region are tainted right now? That sounds more reasonable than customs ripping through shipments.
Also to OP, get some premixed formula.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Eywa_devotee]
#23519702 - 08/07/16 06:02 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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That's super interesting. Also, another reason for me to avoid Walmart like the plague.
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: Greg]
#23519974 - 08/07/16 07:11 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Only in Wisconsin do you see people at the store with a Geiger counter.
Woodman's has the best commercials tho
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Re: Local Asian store says Agar FDA banned? [Re: bodhisatta]
#23520008 - 08/07/16 07:21 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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hmmm i wonder if there is any way this can go from the agar to the myc and mushrooms? like if it does anything like the mercury in small fish that get eaten by bigger fish and it accumulates, you know? can this happen with radiation? are we possibly eating tainted shrooms?
probably not, but just curious if this is possible. but, i do highly doubt it.. =p
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