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TexasTowelie

(118,899 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 06:07 PM Feb 4

How Thousands of Mystery Ingredients End Up In Your Food - More Perfect Union



A loophole in FDA regulations in making us sick. The FDA allows companies to independently determine whether certain ingredients are safe. That’s reviewed by a panel… which has 100% conflict of interest in the outcome. One approved ingredient sent 39 people to the ER.
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How Thousands of Mystery Ingredients End Up In Your Food - More Perfect Union (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 4 OP
I just made a loaf of bread in my breadmaker wolfie001 Feb 4 #1
Great book. Ultra-Processed People. multigraincracker Feb 4 #2
I read labels and there are only two cereals multigraincracker Feb 4 #3
Solyent Green? Wonder Why Feb 4 #4

wolfie001

(4,082 posts)
1. I just made a loaf of bread in my breadmaker
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 06:30 PM
Feb 4

It's amazingly dense when compared to packaged shelf bread. They have to pump it with nutrients because it would blow away in a 6-8 mph gust of wind.

multigraincracker

(34,874 posts)
3. I read labels and there are only two cereals
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 07:19 PM
Feb 4

I’ll buy and eat, Old Fashion Oatmeal and Grape Nuts.
Next time you are in the cereal aisle read the labels and you’ll see why.

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