Food manufacturers use a legal loophole to introduce new food ingredients without FDA review—endangering public health and leaving consumers in the dark about what’s in our food. Here’s what you should know about the FDA’s review process—or lack thereof—for new food ingredients.
Allulose is chemically related to the natural sugar fructose and is 70% as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Allulose may be listed under the trade name Honeytose.
Citric acid is used for a variety of purposes in food and beverages including as a preservative, flavoring agent, acidulant (pH adjuster), solvent, and chelating agent (binds metal ions).
Even as Kennedy advocates eliminating artificial dyes, the Environmental Protection Agency has loosened restrictions on chemicals and pesticides, leading MAHA activists to circulate an online petition.
The way a food tastes and smells is important when it comes to choosing what we eat. Food companies engineer foods to ensure they taste and smell appealing by adding flavors and spices. These can be natural substances or chemicals synthesized in a laboratory. They can be a single ingredient—like vanilla extract, dried basil, or a specific chemical—or blends of many ingredients formulated and developed by professional flavorists.
Manufacturers hide thousands of food chemicals—some deemed unsafe in other countries—from consumers and the FDA via vague ingredient labels and lax oversight.
Food AdditivesThomas Galligan, PhD, Zachary Goldstein, MS
