How Sketchy Chemicals Like Red No. 3 End Up In U.S. Food
February 23, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is responsible for regulating food and health-related products to ensure they’re safe for public health. But experts say a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially dangerous to consumers’ health—without the FDA even knowing. Meanwhile, Americans are buying more products with additives. A study found that 59.5% of foods purchased by U.S. households contained some sort of additive—an increase of nearly 20% since 2001. So how are companies getting away with adding potentially dangerous additives to America’s food supply? And can anything be done to stop it?
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How Sketchy Chemicals Like Red No. 3 End Up In U.S. Food
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