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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand a controversial loophole to allow some of the world’s most toxic…
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The FDA is proposing to broaden a loophole that would let certain highly toxic chemicals be added directly to food without undergoing a safety review, provided the substances are not classified as carcinogenic. This move would expand the existing exemption that currently permits some additives to bypass standard testing.
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