Hard Truth: McDeath-Over 99 Billion Served and Counting
Written By: Ashley Ann Justice Over 99 Billion Served and Counting Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic salt. Its main purpose? Fertilizer. It’s also added to Monsanto’s Roundup to make it more effective. Silicone Oil Caulking Did you lose your contact lens in your McNuggets again? Don’t worry, just keep eating; it’s totally safe to eat. At least that’s what McLogic seems to imply, since the very same material that is used to make contact lenses is used in McNuggets. Known as Dimethylpolysiloxane or silicone oil, the chemical is also used in caulking, lubricants and silly putty. Silicone oil is non-biodegradable and its use has been decreased in breast implants due to safety concerns. Leakage of the chemical into bodies of water has also been found to harm marine life. TBH, I don’t know why anyone would want to eat anything with a name long enough to warrant a four-letter acronym. And yet, TBHQ is found in many commercial foods, fro...