"Kraft Foods, the conglomerate built on macaroni and cheese, is working on a new and unusual product line — food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.
It is not intended for sale in the United States, but is aimed at rural Asia, Africa and Latin America, where worms leave millions of children lethargic, dangerously anemic and, sometimes, passing blood."
"...the Tang drink it sells in Asia and Latin America has extra vitamins. And the Eden brand cheese it sells in the Philippines is fortified with iodine. Iodine deficiency is the leading preventable cause of mental retardation, and it also leads to stunting and goiters."
New York Times article
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commendable in a way - although the better choice is probably to enhance supplies of unprocessed "real" food supplies in those regions...
But talking of designer foods-by-region: the de-wormer for developing country A ...
The de-fattener for region B (a special no-calorie version with special fat-sucking additives - for The Developed overweight world (ie.. USA, Canada etc..)..
Now, imagine the turmoil when a surplus of product B accidentally makes its way to region A!! aaaahhh..
And come to think of it -- I doubt very much if any self-respecting gut worm can actually live in a Cheeze-whiz infested bowel! oooohhh
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