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the origin of the ingredients in food are not listed on the package or on the websites of most institutions in the case of restaurants and industrial food type places. the united states government does not even have a complete list yet, apparently. whether or not food contains ingredients from brucepac is almost impossible for a consumer to know.

trader joe's, good and gather, boston market, atkins, dole, marketside, red's, little salad bar, fresh express, HEB, whitsons culinary group, rao's, michael angelo's, el monterey, fusia, trader ming's, amazon fresh, meijer, giant eagle, kroger, signature select, taylor farms, raley's, michelina's, eat!, garden choice, jenny craig, great value, udi's, wegmans, 7-eleven, freshly made, a bunch of generic brands, ready meals, amazon kitchen, home chef, racetrack, save mart, bistro 28, and don pancho.

most of the recalled items are ready made foods like salads, chicken tikka masala, chicken and rice, chicken fajita, chicken piccata, chicken fried rice, pasta, pasta salads, chicken lo mein, chicken alfredo, meal kits, pasta bowls, quesadillas, burrito bowls, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, taquitos, wraps, and frozen dinners that you just heat up. refrigerated and frozen foods.

and this is in addition to a TON of bulk food that is in the freezers of restaurants and food industry type places, and ingredients that are used in generic ready made foods across the country.

the recall list is incomplete. all of the listeria meat has not been located, identified, or removed from circulation yet. although a hefty chunk of the recall involves salads that have gone bad by now, many of the recalled items have best by dates into 2025 and 2026.

USDA/FSIS recall link (most recalled food listed here)

[ Link to survey ]

The 11th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th June 2024.

It’s short and easy, about 5 minutes probably.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful - it’s what helped us get 40,000 responses last year.

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

For the curious, you can also spy on some graphs and demographic data for the incoming responses here.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

~ Silver, Artic Wolf, and Mint Chocolate Chip.

~ Pink/Yellow, Putu Bird, and Cotton Candy.

~ Light Brown, Tree Kangaroo, and Rum Raisin.

~ Green, Pig, and Cookie Dough.

Mine are:

~ Burgundy, Fox, and Moose Tracks.

Tag some friends and get a sense of who they are! :)

(I put a list in the tags tho)

Bruce Wayne (and any potential +1s) 's met gala outfit

im envisioning a suit jacket made from sturdy paper/cloth flowers sewn together but with a black cloth lapel but the pocket is made from the flowers. i dont know if i want the flowers to be pastels or monochronistic (blue maybe). and a pocket square because alfred taught him well. underneath is a plain white shirt to not detract from the jacket (note: mesh or no shirt underneath would be great but we gotta cover all his unexplainable scars). the pants can match or just be cloth pants black fading into dark gray.

alternatively, hes wearing a suit made using the paper quilting method that uses a lot of different floral fabrics OR the hexagons are designed to look like a bunch of flowers!

Bruce Wayne (and any potential +1s) 's met gala outfit

im envisioning a suit jacket made from sturdy paper/cloth flowers sewn together but with a black cloth lapel but the pocket is made from the flowers. i dont know if i want the flowers to be pastels or monochronistic (blue maybe). and a pocket square because alfred taught him well. underneath is a plain white shirt to not detract from the jacket (note: mesh or no shirt underneath would be great but we gotta cover all his unexplainable scars). the pants can match or just be cloth pants black fading into dark gray.

alternatively, hes wearing a suit made using the paper quilting method that uses a lot of different floral fabrics OR the hexagons are designed to look like a bunch of flowers!

@thedisablednaturalist @fagtabulous

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