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May 07, 2026 / 00:23

This episode of Criminal discusses food safety, formaldehyde in food, and a historical experiment involving poisoning.

Host Phoebe introduces a story about men who participated in a dangerous experiment at the turn of the 20th century.

The men allowed themselves to be poisoned to raise awareness about the contents of food during that time.

This episode highlights the implications of food safety and the lengths people went to for public knowledge.

TLDR

A historical experiment reveals food safety issues with formaldehyde.

Episode

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Hi, it's Phoebe. Tomorrow on Criminal, have you ever eaten formaldehyde? Well, if you were living at the turn of

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the 20th century, you might have been eating it every day and not knowing it. A story about a group of men who took on

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a really wild experiment and let themselves be poisoned to help all of us understand what was in our food. That's

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tomorrow on Criminal.

Episode Highlights

The Dark Side of Food
Exploring the shocking truth about formaldehyde in our food at the turn of the 20th century.
“You might have been eating it every day and not knowing it.”
@ 00m 08s
May 07, 2026
A Bold Experiment
A group of men willingly poisoned themselves to reveal the dangers in our food.
“A story about a group of men who took on a really wild experiment.”
@ 00m 10s
May 07, 2026

Episode Quotes

Have you ever eaten formaldehyde?
New episode tomorrow.
You might have been eating it every day and not knowing it.
New episode tomorrow.
A story about a group of men who took on a really wild experiment.
New episode tomorrow.

Key Moments

Food Safety00:03
Shocking Truth00:08
Historical Experiment00:10