Here’s the truth about “FDA approved” ingredients in our food...
New ingredients are often approved by the manufacturer themselves, and not by the FDA.
The FDA is sometimes not even aware that a new ingredient has been introduced into our food.
The FDA allows food manufacturers to do their own testing to determine if an additive is safe. If the company deems it safe, they can go ahead and use it without any input from the agency or the public. This testing is generally performed on animals, who get a large dose in a relatively short time. The whole process screams blatant conflict of interest!
That’s right – all an ingredient manufacturer has to do is hire their own experts to claim it’s “not harmful” and the manufacturer may deem it as “GRAS”, which stands for “Generally Recognized as Safe”. This is the green light to start adding it to food products.
This practice is nothing short of alarming, and is allowing companies to skirt around the FDA and essentially put whatever they want into our food.
The FDA is asleep at the wheel and the Food Industry is in charge.
For these reasons, I believe that we need to take responsibility for our own health and not rely on the government or anyone else to protect us.
This is why we must read the ingredient lists on the food we eat – if you don’t recognize the ingredient, put it down and look for real food.
Please share this with your friends and family, and with anyone who tries to tell you that an ingredient is safe just because it’s “approved” by the FDA!
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