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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many regulators, including the European Union, regulate under the precautionary principle.  In essence, if it could cause harm they ban it. Or, if it has been shown to cause harm in quantities well above what is consumed, they ban it because they don’t know what amount is actually safe.

It’s not a particularly science based approach.

So the fact that substances are banned in other countries isn’t a particularly useful fact.

People certainly can choose to cut out certain substances but they shouldn’t be fooling themselves that it’s “healthier”.  At best we don’t know.  And much more likely, we do know that the quantity consumed doesn’t pose a risk.

People will quickly point out the power of food manufacturers over the FDA and USDA and the profit motivations of those companies.  Sure.  But 1.  They do sell their products in Europe with a different recipe, so they probably don’t fight every substance with the same degree of profit concern.  And 2.  The alternative products are often making a much higher profit margin and they are also pushing all sorts of narratives about the toxicity of their competition for profit motivations.

All of this is why the best science based advice that exists is to limit/avoid ALL processed foods. The link to certain health conditions has been established.  What hasn’t been established is the link to any single preservative, flavoring, dye, oil, or emulsifier.  The link to cancer from processed food could be from something else entirely.  No one, including internet research experts, actually knows.

Contrary to the MAHA narrative, the fda will ban substances if conclusive scientific evidence of toxicity is established.   [/quote]

It's weird that you're defending the practice of "assume it's safe enough and put it into the food supply and cosmetics."

Why wouldn't anyone want things tested for safety first?[/quote]

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