Food Safety

Uses

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• MSG's flavour-masking effect creates a serious food poisoning risk by causing people to unknowingly consume contaminated food. — Monosodium Glutamate and Taste Perception
• MSG makes rotten food taste acceptable, removing the taste-based cue that would otherwise warn a consumer away. — Monosodium Glutamate and Taste Perception
• A 2019 study found that 81% of cricket farms producing edible insects had parasites. — Eating Bugs & Insects to Save the Planet — A Critical Analysis
• 30% of cricket farms producing edible insects had potentially pathogenic organisms. — Eating Bugs & Insects to Save the Planet — A Critical Analysis
• Blueprint's food testing found heavy metals and other contaminants widely present even in products consumers assume to be healthy, including those sold at Whole Foods. — Blueprint Documentary Family Live Q&A: Health Protocols, Don't Die Philosophy, and Food Safety
• Insects carry elevated rates of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and worms. — Eating Bugs & Insects to Save the Planet — A Critical Analysis
• In 2024, Blueprint spent several hundred thousand dollars testing foods and described the results as terrifyingly toxic. — Blueprint Documentary Family Live Q&A: Health Protocols, Don't Die Philosophy, and Food Safety
• Even inherently healthy foods like sweet potatoes become problematic when cooked in oil. — Blueprint Documentary Family Live Q&A: Health Protocols, Don't Die Philosophy, and Food Safety
• Blueprint's goal is to be the first food company a consumer can trust unconditionally, where any product contains nutrition and not harmful additives. — Blueprint Documentary Family Live Q&A: Health Protocols, Don't Die Philosophy, and Food Safety
• Pesticide use on insect farms is currently unregulated, introducing potential chemical contamination into the food supply. — Eating Bugs & Insects to Save the Planet — A Critical Analysis