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Q. A few people may get concerned if they hear that some vaccines contain formaldehyde, but some foods also contain formaldehyde. Do you know which of these foods contain formaldehyde?

A. Coffee
B. Bananas
C. Seafood
D. None of these
E. Two of these
F. All of these

The answer is F. All of these
Many foods contain some formaldehyde, and, in fact, our bodies produce formaldehyde during normal, required-for-life metabolic activities. As a result of food exposures and metabolic processes, the amount of formaldehyde introduced by vaccines is significantly lower than that commonly found in our bloodstream.

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