When it comes to keeping consumers safe from potentially harmful food additives, Europe is way ahead of the United States.
As soon as an additive is linked to health issues, European regulators tend to err on the side of caution.
For example, you may remember when I wrote about five food additives they’ve banned across the pond and beyond, but are still being fed to us in America — chemicals linked to cancer, endocrine disruption and type 2 diabetes.
Well, it looks like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally coming around on at least one of those additives found in drinks enjoyed by almost 65 percent of Americans daily — and linked to thyroid toxicity…
THE ADDITIVE THAT MAKES SODAS TOXIC
In November 2023, the FDA proposed a measure that would ban the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in the U.S.