The Food Ingredient Safety Coalition (FISC), a food industry group quietly making the rounds in state legislatures, aims to stop food safety laws in the states.
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).
