(DNT) INVESTIGATION FINDS “SECRET” CHEMICALS IN YOUR FOOD

A recent investigation found that at least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration. Food companies are able to add these unreviewed, chemical ingredients to the food, drinks, and supplements that stock America’s store shelves using what’s known as the GRAS loophole, which stands for Generally Recognized As Safe. GRAS allows manufacturers to legally self-determine that their products are safe, even if the new ingredients have not been independently tested. “It really shouldn’t fall on the consumer to figure out what is safe in their food and what’s not. That’s why we need these ingredients to go through a review process with the FDA,” says Melani Benesh, vice president for government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, the health and environmental health advocacy organization that conducted the investigation. Correspondent Leigh Waldman has all the details in a 3pET PKG with FREE custom talkbacks from New York City.