6 Results
by "Tom Neltner"
6 Results
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| Jul 27, 2012 |
"There are serious weaknesses in a system that allows firms to self-affirm the safety of food ingredients without the approval or knowledge of regulators, according to researchers conducting a probe into the nation’s food additives law." More info
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Media Coverage |
| Aug 27, 2012 |
"Grocery shoppers examining colorful packages bearing long lists of hard-to-pronounce ingredients might take comfort in the belief that those substances were deemed safe by the government. But that's not the case. Over the past 15 years, the vast majority of new ingredients added to U.S. food never received a safety determination from the government." More info
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Media Coverage |
| Oct 29, 2012 |
Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced. More info
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Media Coverage |
| Dec 13, 2012 |
Sarah Kavanagh and her little brother were looking forward to the bottles of Gatorade they had put in the refrigerator after playing outdoors one hot, humid afternoon last month in Hattiesburg, Miss. But before she took a sip, Sarah, a dedicated vegetarian, did what she often does and checked the label to make sure no animal products were in the drink. One ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, caught her eye. More info
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Media Coverage |
| Oct 26, 2011 |
Safety decisions concerning one-third of the more than 10,000 substances that may be added to human food were made by food manufacturers and a trade association without review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an analysis spearheaded by the Pew Health Group.
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Press Release |
| Feb 17, 2012 |
Tom Neltner, Project Director, Food Additives Project More info
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