CONFESSIONS OF A PRISON COOK: A FUSION OF FOOD & CRIME

  The Wonderful Company  based in California, touts its “ iconic, healthy  popular pomegranate juice and other products. But it’s also the state’s second-largest user of paraquat – a toxic weedkiller linked to increased risk of   Parkinson’s disease  and other harms. In 2021 alone, Wonderful sprayed more than 56,000 pounds of paraquat on fields in the Golden State used to produce pistachios, almonds and pomegranates,

Alan Turing, played by  Benjamin Cumberbatch in  The Imitation Game ,  chose castration over  imprisonment for the  crime of  homosexuality and  committed suicide  by  injecting an #apple with cyanide.   https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/alan-turings-apple

"Dubai" brand Pistachio & Knafeh Milk Chocolate and related pistachio products have been recalled in Canada and the U.S. due to  Salmonella contamination  linked to a significant foodborne illness outbreak, with illnesses reported across Canada and at least one hospitalization in the U.S.. The outbreak is linked to the  pistachios  used in the products, which can be contaminated before or during harvest or processing.  As of September 2025, there have been hundreds of cases reported in Canada, and the FDA escalated a recall for a popular pistachio-cocoa spread sold under the Dubai brand name to a Class 1 alert, its highest level. In 2016, California nut farmers  found a massive increase in  complex and highly organized  operations  that focus on  stealing large shipments of # pistachios, #cashews, #almonds  and  other sought after #nuts.