{"id":1506658,"date":"2024-12-08T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1506658"},"modified":"2024-12-08T00:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T05:15:00","slug":"next-few-weeks-fda-on-verge-of-possible-toxic-red-dye-ban-across-americas-food-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/next-few-weeks-fda-on-verge-of-possible-toxic-red-dye-ban-across-americas-food-supply-chain\/1506658\/","title":{"rendered":"“Next Few Weeks”:\u00a0FDA On Verge Of Possible Toxic Red Dye Ban Across America’s Food Supply Chain\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Next Few Weeks”:\u00a0FDA On Verge Of Possible Toxic Red Dye Ban Across America’s Food Supply Chain\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Food and Drug Administration is considering a potential ban on a carcinogenic food dye derived from petroleum, commonly found in beverages, snacks, cereals, and candies, according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday,\u00a0FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones stated at the\u00a0Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that his agency will\u00a0finalize the decision to eliminate\u00a0food dye FD&C Red No. 3, known as Red 3, from America’s food supply chain<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So, (In) Red 3, we have a petition in front of us to revoke the authorization for it, and we are hopeful that within the next few weeks<\/strong>, we will be acting on that petition, and a decision should be forthcoming,”\u00a0Jones said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FDA has stated that it has reviewed the safety of Red 3 in\u00a0snacks, beverages, candy, and other foods – multiple times since its initial approval in 1969. However, the current petition calls for the additive to be reviewed again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville stated: “Let me say this: Red 3 has been known to cause cancer<\/strong> in cosmetics, but we still allow it to be put in our food. . . I don’t understand that.”<\/p>\n

According to Food Safety News<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro and 22 Congress members asked the\u00a0FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“A ban on Red 3 is not only statutorily required, but it is also feasible \u2013 alternatives are widely available,” the lawmakers wrote, adding,\u00a0“Thirty-four years of inaction is far too long<\/strong>. We are calling on the FDA to use its regulatory authority to ban Red 3 from our nation’s food supply before the end of this Congress.”<\/p>\n

The letter noted that the carcinogenicity of Red 3 is very clear<\/strong>.\u00a0The National Toxicology Program, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Food, and the World Health Organization have all stated that petroleum-based food dye\u00a0causes cancer in animals<\/strong>. Even California has said Red 3 causes\u00a0neurobehavioral issues in children<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Now that President-elect Donald J. Trump has nominated\u00a0Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/strong>. to lead the\u00a0Department of Health and Human Services – his ability to rid the food supply chain of toxic\u00a0dyes and highly processed food could soon become a reality.<\/p>\n

Recall RFK Jr. spotlighted food manufacturer Kellogg’s Fruitloops cereal<\/a> for children, which has “18 or 19 ingredients” in the US formula but only “2 or 3” ingredients in Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RFK JR: “The nutrition department of the FDA has to go. They’re not protecting our kids.”<\/p>\n

“Why do we have Fruit Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients and you go to Canada and it’s got 2 or 3?” pic.twitter.com\/UQSgC1GU7i<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Americans are just now realizing that mega-corporations have been selling them poisonous foods<\/strong> containing petroleum-based dyes and other harmful additives, contributing to the obesity crisis and early death<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our readers know our stance on the urgent need to eliminate toxic processed foods from diets and return to basics by sourcing from small mom-and-pop farms<\/a>.\u00a0Better yet, liberate yourself and become ungovernable by taking control of your food supply chain by reviving a small farm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 12\/07\/2024 – 19:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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