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FDA may allow toxic chemicals in food without safety review
Original: FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering expanding a loophole that would let certain potentially harmful chemicals be added to food without a safety review, as long as they are not carcinogenic. Food safety experts are alarmed, warning the move could expose consumers to dangerous compounds with no regulatory oversight, and critics are calling the proposal a serious weakening of protections for the American food supply.
Why now: A new report on an FDA proposal to weaken chemical safety reviews has raised health concerns among experts and the public
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Evidence
- FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed · The Guardian
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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