/oss/taxonomy/term/1978/all en /oss/article/health-videos/right-chemistry-truth-about-almonds-and-cyanide <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-n74o-gpvqis" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The truth about almonds and cyanide" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n74O_GPvQis?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-n74o-gpvqis&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The truth about almonds and cyanide" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The truth about almonds and cyanide</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:07:37 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7549 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-you-asked/you-asked-there-really-dirty-secret-about-almonds <p>Anytime you see an article that starts off with the heading “The Truth About….,” it’s a pretty safe bet that you will not get the truth. And so it is with an article circulating about almonds. “The Truth About Almonds: Almost No One Knows This Dirty Secret.” What is the “dirty secret?” That the almonds are treated with the fumigant propylene oxide to prevent contamination by salmonella bacteria. Salmonella infection is not pleasant to say the least. But people mostly associate it with contaminated eggs, not almonds. Where do the bacteria come from? Mostly fecal matter.</p> Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:37:09 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2247 at /oss