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posted by mrpg on Monday June 11 2018, @05:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-coal-is-ok dept.

And Just Like That, Goth-Friendly Charcoal Foods Were Canceled

It turns out those highly Instagrammable, pitch-black "goth" foods were far edgier than we could have ever imagined. According to a new report in Eater, the Department of Health says that activated charcoal is currently banned from all food- and drink-serving establishments in NYC. A spokesperson for DOH told Eater that the rule isn't new, but enforcement has increased.

Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream, that NYC ice cream shop that caused a mini frenzy in 2016 over their popular jet-black ice cream, reportedly had to dump "$3,000 worth of product during a routine inspection," per owner Nick Morgenstern. The ice cream shop posted a cryptic Instagram in late May that hinted something was afoot. The ice cream, which they've been making since 2015, uses coconut ash—a form of activated charcoal. "I don't see any evidence that this is actually a question of public health safety," Morganstern told Eater. "I would challenge someone to identify the public health safety risk of that ingredient."


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  • (Score: 2) by requerdanos on Monday June 11 2018, @02:28PM (4 children)

    by requerdanos (5997) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 11 2018, @02:28PM (#691397) Journal

    It's what plants crave.

    That's actually a myth. I watched a documentary where they said that the electrolytes were salt and stuff and the plants died, but if you put water, like from the toilet, on the plants, they grow again.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 11 2018, @02:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 11 2018, @02:31PM (#691400)

    Go away, 'baitin!

  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday June 11 2018, @10:26PM (2 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Monday June 11 2018, @10:26PM (#691644)

    Seriously, water? Like, from the toilet? I'd think the electrolytes would have what plants crave.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Mykl on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:54AM (1 child)

      by Mykl (1112) on Tuesday June 12 2018, @01:54AM (#691741)

      Much as I would love for this to remain an 'in' joke for some of us, the opportunity to recommend the movie [imdb.com] is too great.

      • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:52AM

        by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 12 2018, @02:52AM (#691756) Journal

        Truth. It's like Nostradamus wrote a sci-fi.

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