Grocery spices are about to change forever…

We have breaking news for everyone buying spices, condiments, and sauces at the grocery store… McCormick just announced a $44.8 billion deal to merge with Unilever’s food business McCormick has been caught using a cancer-causing chemical called ethylene oxide to sterilize spices. The EU banned it from food in 1991.The US still allows it (of course) In 2021, Consumer Reports tested 126 spice products Around 1/3 had arsenic, lead, or cadmium levels high enough to raise health concerns. McCormick products flagged included:basil, ginger, oregano, paprika, thyme, and turmeric. A class action lawsuit followedMcCormick settled for $3 million. Now that same company is absorbing one of the biggest food portfolios on the planet Before this deal, if you didn’t want McCormick spices, you could grab Knorr seasonings or Hellmann’s instead Different companies.Different competition. After this deal?That competition disappears. One company now controls the spice aisle, condiment aisle, and sauce aisle Less competition = less pressure to keep quality high and prices low You get fewer options.They get more control. #health #grocerystore #spices