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2024-12-02 08:10:08 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 62D5172C6494C0012D7B12F592A660A0AF83A2D8186F840D9A991F0576976743
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Apeel's edible coating is made from plant-based materials and is safe for consumption: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/24/instagram-posts/bill-gates-is-not-poisoning-your-produce-with-apee/ Apeel's product, marketed as Edipeel for conventional produce and Organipeel for organic produce, is considered safe by the FDA: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/04/21/fact-check-post-confuses-apeel-produce-coating-cleaning-solution/11688840002/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-apeel-fruit-produce-safety-sheet-867075775325 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/04/fact-check-apeel-produce-coating-does-not-have-long-list-of-hazardous-cautions.html Gates is no longer an active investor: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N3721KC/ BIAS: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr-news-natural-news/ https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-20-wef-bill-gates-apeel-food-coating-organic.html
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