And the purpose for this is what? And Why? I mean really, what is this all about?

anon323121

March 3, 2013

Ideally, there would be no maggots of fly eggs in your food but that's next to impossible. When you transport these goods, they're usually transported in large containers, not just a juice box. It isn't possible to keep it completely sealed from the environment. Flies will get inside and lay eggs, which hatch and become maggots.

The same principle applies to all grains. When rice or wheat is ground up and transported on a ship, you will get rats. So the FDA isn't going to reject every ship load of grain they come across, thus there is an allowable amount of rat feces in all grain.

Source: I work in the transportation industry.