At Last! FDA Bans Use of 7 Synthetic Food Additives

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By Mike Barrett

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of 7 synthetic food additives used to mimic natural flavors like mint and cinnamon. [1]

You’ve probably never heard of benzophenone, ethyl acrylate, methyl eugenol, myrcene, pulegone, or pyridine, because food manufacturers are permitted to label them as “artificial flavors.”

But none of these additives will ever be used in food products again, though the FDA is giving manufacturers time to remove them from the food supply.

The move follows a petition brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Food Safety (CFS), the Center for Science in the …read more

Source: naturalsociety.com

    

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