# Chilean Grapes on The No Agenda Show

Chilean Grapes comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2008 to March 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** July 2008 – March 2019
- **Related topics:** [Arsenic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arsenic.md), [Cancer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancer.md), [Cast Iron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cast-iron.md), [Cbs News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbs-news.md), [Cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [Codex Alimentarius](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/codex-alimentarius.md), [Cyanide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cyanide.md), [Food Safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/food-safety.md), [Health Study](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-study.md), [Netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Hot Tea Cancer Study and Historical Health Scares

- **Episode:** [1122: Cyclogenesis](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1122-cyclogenesis.md)
- **Published:** 2019-03-21
- **Time:** 1:47:22–1:50:52
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1122-cyclogenesis/chapter/hot-tea-cancer-study-and-historical-health-scares.md

A new study claims that drinking tea hotter than 140 degrees Fahrenheit increases the risk of esophageal cancer by 90%. The hosts dismiss the report as "bull crap," comparing it to past health scares involving cast iron pans, eggs, and Chilean grapes. They recount a 1980s incident where the U.S. banned all Chilean grape imports after two grapes were allegedly found contaminated with cyanide.

Keywords: [tea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tea.md), [cancer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancer.md), esophagus, [health study](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-study.md), [cast iron](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cast-iron.md), [chilean grapes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chilean-grapes.md), [arsenic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arsenic.md)

### Swine Flu Statistics, Infected Pets and Grapes

- **Episode:** [145: The WOCU Show](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/145-the-wocu-show.md)
- **Published:** 2009-11-05
- **Time:** 45:28–47:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/145-the-wocu-show/chapter/swine-flu-statistics-infected-pets-and-grapes.md

A CBS News investigation found that only a small percentage of suspected swine flu cases are actually H1N1, contradicting higher official estimates in the Netherlands. Reports of cats and dogs contracting the virus are dismissed as fear-mongering tactics. Dvorak recalls a 1980s scare involving cyanide-laced Chilean grapes, suggesting such stories are often manufactured for commercial or political leverage.

Keywords: [cbs news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cbs-news.md), [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [swine flu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/swine-flu.md), infected cat, [chilean grapes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chilean-grapes.md), [cyanide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cyanide.md), [cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md)

### Codex Alimentarius, Tomato Standards, Chilean Grape Scare

- **Episode:** [39: Fascism Today](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/39-fascism-today.md)
- **Published:** 2008-07-19
- **Time:** 1:16:25–1:23:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/39-fascism-today/chapter/codex-alimentarius-tomato-standards-chilean-grape-scare.md

The adoption of international standards for tomatoes by the Codex Alimentarius Commission is discussed as a potential move toward restricting heirloom varieties. This is linked to a recent "tomato scare" in the U.S. that was later attributed to jalapenos or cilantro. A historical parallel is drawn to the 1980s Chilean grape scare, which the hosts suggest was a manufactured crisis used for economic leverage.

Keywords: [codex alimentarius](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/codex-alimentarius.md), [tomatoes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tomatoes.md), [chilean grapes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chilean-grapes.md), [food safety](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/food-safety.md), [wto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wto.md)

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