There’s a hidden ingredient used as a whitener in an array of foods, from candies and pastries to cheeses and gum. It’s called titanium dioxide, and while commonly used in the US, it’s being banned in the EU as a possible carcinogen.
The additive, also known as E171, joins a host of other chemicals that are banned in foods in the European Union but allowed in the US.
These include Azodicarbonamide, a whitening agent found in food such as breads, bagels, pizza, and pastries in the US, which has been banned in the EU for more than a decade. Known as the “yoga mat’’ chemical because it is often found in foamed plastic, the additive has been linked to asthma and respiratory issues in exposed workers and, when baked, to cancer in mice studies.
Potassium bromate, an oxidizing agent often found in bread and dough and linked in animal studies to kidney and thyroid cancers, has been banned in the EU since 1990 but is still commonly used in the US. Brominated vegetable oil is also banned in the EU […]
This is just the tip of the iceberg for our self inflicted wounds regarding the corruption in the food industry, and the lack of concern from the FDA. To get just a small sense of this, included in the article was the following link. Although it is just a fraction of the overall problem it will give the consumer a opening perspective on the issues:
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/science/chemical-mixtures/index.cfm
I think the best method of preserving our health is to eat ORGANIC only. And in my case it means being vegetarian and growing half of my own food on my small but efficient organic gardens all over my yard. I have the lot next to my house as well as the area in back of my house.