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Re: The chewing gum question

Posted By: MANGO, on host 24.91.221.228
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 17:36:23
In Reply To: Re: The chewing gum question posted by Sam on Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 12:10:36:

> It seems gum would have to be considered a mixture of food and non-food (kind of like Kinder Eggs, only not), albeit one in which the non-food component is much greater.

At first glance, I thought "Gum is food, it goes in your mouth." Then I checked in a dictionary...

chewing gum
n
A sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material (as in a preparation of chicle) used for chewing.

note that chewing gum is that preparation of chicle (which is itself made from latex, yuck). The definition also didn't say "food", but "plastic material" and "preparation". Plus, it's latex! Do any of you eat rubber gloves and balloons?

MA"sweetened latex...for eating?"NGO

Replies To This Message

Re: The chewing gum question - Mike, the penny-stamp man - Wed, 2/19/2003, 18:26:53
Re: The chewing gum question - Brunnen-G - Wed, 2/19/2003, 18:04:09
- Re: The chewing gum question - Kelly - Thu, 2/20/2003, 08:39:32
- Re: The chewing gum question - MANGO - Wed, 2/19/2003, 20:51:23
  - Re: plastic and latex - Brunnen-G - Wed, 2/19/2003, 22:09:27
    - Re: plastic and latex - Bourne - Thu, 2/20/2003, 03:30:22

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