Ewww! A Hair!

So somebody puts a McNugget under a microscope and finds 'hair like structures' (H/T Drudge)? Just engaging a little critical thinking here... maybe, just maybe a hair fell into the cooking oil and no need for a congressional investigation? If things like bugs, hair, and, er, secretions in your food freak you out, then I suggest you steer clear of food that you didn't prepare yourself. Or perhaps stop eating altogether. As this FDA document suggest, there is an 'acceptable' level of yucky stuff in almost everything you eat. Examples:

• BROCCOLI, FROZEN: 
• Average of 60 or more aphids and/or thrips and/or mites per 100 grams
• CONDIMENTAL SEEDS OTHER THAN FENNEL SEEDS AND SESAME SEEDS
• Average of 3 mg or more of mammalian excreta per pound
• MACARONI AND NOODLE PRODUCTS
• Average of 225 insect fragments or more per 225 grams in 6 or more subsamples
• Average of 4.5 rodent hairs or more per 225 grams in 6 or more subsamples
• OREGANO, CRUSHED
• Average of 300 or more insect fragments per 10 grams
• Average of 2 or more rodent hairs per 10 grams

Lets face it. We are only 1 of an estimated 8.7 million species on this planet. Our only hope for survival is to eat the rest of them. That being said, chicken nuggets are a horrible choice for a food if you are going paleo. Be a real animal and cook a steak - they cost about the same as a 'value' meal and I guarantee you will fill fuller.