You Ate Coal Tar and Wood Pulp This Week

Coal Tar is what is sounds like...a dark brown or black, thick and sticky liquid that smells of naphthalene and aromatic hydrocarbons. It is derived from the heat or chemical processing of coal.

You know coal...that dirty black stuff that we tear down mountains to get...and then burn it...like some sort of Gucci suit wearing caveman.
Coal tar is a prominently listed ingredient in dandruff and psoriasis treatments. It is also used in head lice medications. Coal tar contains 10,000 different chemicals, of which about 50% have NOT been identified.
Other uses are pavement sealer and lipstick
                       hair dye and synthetic vitamins
                       skim milk and yogurt
                      Kraft dinner and Doritos chips
                      Mountain Dew and wasabi 
                      candied fruit and orange colored cheese
                     Some breakfast cereals, chocolate pudding and some caviars

Wood pulp, in the form of "cellulose" is added to foods as a filler, a texture enhancer and a "fiber" additive. Cellulose is heavily involved in some beer making processes, and can be used as a foaming agent for a better "head" on the beer.
Wood derived cellulose ( it's also in plants and vegetables ) is present in
                     wallpaper paste and Kraft Parmesan cheese
                     ice cream and welding electrodes
                     barbecue sauce and brake pads
                     salad dressings and cleaning detergents 
                     most fiber enriched foods and cereals

So it's not much of a stretch, that at some point, this holiday season....you will be chowing down on a chemical cocktail of coal tar and wood pulp.
I'm no dietary saint, far from it....but I think once in a while it's good to do a reality check on what we are casually tossing into our bellies.
I am personally pissed that there is coal tar and wood pulp in my two major food groups, ice cream and beer.