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The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

2026-05-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·35m 41s ·by NPR
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food
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About this episode

99% of chemicals in our food right now were added without FDA approval. Many were added in secret, through a sneaky loophole built into the 1958 Food Additives Amendment. It was supposed to require FDA approval for new additives. But food companies and chemical makers found a workaround. And the FDA