For decades , a  major component of the economic , employment and nutritional situation in western New York state has been Wegmans supermarkets . Founded by entrepreneur  Walter Wegman in 1916 , the once locally-focused grocery store has deteriorated into a pile of genetically-altered , preserevative -filled and chemically- loaded toxins . Frozen pies once baked locally are now made in China . Meat packed at the plant on Chili Avenue  is preserved with  the chemical formaldahyde . { the stuff that gave you a splitting headache in science class } . American salmon is shipped overseas for packaging then shipped back to wegmans { america is apparently not able to wrap a piece of fish in plastic } . Propylene-glycol is prominent in many wegmans baked-goods , ice creams , soda-pop , etc. Propylene-glycol is the main  ingredient in anti-freeze . A bag of  Alexia sweet potato fries , labeled on the front of the bag as ” all natural ” , has written in fine print on the ingredients…