If you look on the box of whatever food you buy at the supermarket you find a huge and impressive list of additives. Many have long complex names. And many are bad for you and quite a few nobody knows how bad they might be.
There is a bill in the California that would ban six dyes. It is a very small beginning. Treated food lasts longer and tastes different than it would otherwise. This means billions of dollars of annual profit based on the chemicals.
Now, I would prefer my food to be less treated and more like, well, food. How many American ailments and how much American obesity is due to these additives? Nobody can tell because nobody know.
Why don’t we err on the side of caution and only allow additives with proven benefits and in particular, proven safety?
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