Industry Influence Found in Food Additive Reports!
Dr_Kirk
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Industry Influence Found in Food Additive Reports!, seriously.. I wonder why certain cancers are on the rise..
Grrrrrr..... stuff that upsets me..
"Under current practices, companies are allowed to decide whether or not their food additives are "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS, and only voluntarily tell the agency about their decisions.
"If they never tell the agency, there's a chance for harm," Neltner, director of Pew's food additives project, added.
In a previous study, Neltner and his colleagues estimated that about 43% of the 10,000 or so additives allowed in food were on the FDA's GRAS list, with other additives approved through other means or not submitted to the FDA. Manufacturers made their own safety determinations for about 1,000 additives without ever notifying the agency."
- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809108?nlid=32489_681&src=wnl_edit_medn_imed&uac=141085FT&spon=18
Grrrrrr..... stuff that upsets me..
"Under current practices, companies are allowed to decide whether or not their food additives are "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS, and only voluntarily tell the agency about their decisions.
"If they never tell the agency, there's a chance for harm," Neltner, director of Pew's food additives project, added.
In a previous study, Neltner and his colleagues estimated that about 43% of the 10,000 or so additives allowed in food were on the FDA's GRAS list, with other additives approved through other means or not submitted to the FDA. Manufacturers made their own safety determinations for about 1,000 additives without ever notifying the agency."
- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809108?nlid=32489_681&src=wnl_edit_medn_imed&uac=141085FT&spon=18
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