The bugs that bug FDA inspectors the most. (flour beetles; Food and Drug Administration; includes related article) From: FDA Consumer | Date: April 1, 1986 | COPYRIGHT 1986 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Bugs That Bug FDA Inspectors the Most

One thing you can say about flour beetles: They know their nutrition. When they go after stored wheat, for example, they eat only the germ portion where all the nutrients are and leave behind the kernels.

And they're clever in other ways. They have functional wings that they use judiciously, preferring not to expose themselves needlessly. They burrow down into flour so they cannot be seen and, with food particles clingin...

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