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31. Meanwhile, sodium nitrite, growth hormones remain in the food chain

Sun May 11, 2025, 04:17 PM

May 11

Read the labels much?

I don't think these food dye removals will do anything.

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I was worried we'd be eating cochineal Historic NY May 9 #1

Is that the one that comes from beetles? AllyCat May 9 #3

yes Historic NY May 9 #4

That has generally already been approved as "Carmine" BumRushDaShow May 9 #6

You can get a nice red dye from beets womanofthehills May 10 #14

Every prescription drug that goes on the market has a placebo test womanofthehills May 10 #15

Wow! Tyson is doing this end of May womanofthehills May 11 #24

Have these ingredients undergone placebo, double blind studies? Irish_Dem May 9 #7

Different criteria BumRushDaShow May 9 #8

Some of those foods could be dangerous. Irish_Dem May 9 #9

A lot of the foods can be and are dangerous BumRushDaShow May 9 #11

I agree, there is no regulation for supplements. Irish_Dem May 9 #12

Probably the most dangerous chemicals on our foods are pesticides womanofthehills May 11 #25

Exactly. Irish_Dem May 11 #30

What is weird- first we were told by main stream news womanofthehills May 10 #16

Both statements are true. Irish_Dem May 10 #17

clinical trials.gov has all the trials of all the vaccines womanofthehills May 11 #27

But according to Dr Offit the placebo can have polysorbate 80 & aluminum womanofthehills May 11 #28

These would be considered inert compared to the treatment medication. Irish_Dem May 11 #29

I'm glad he is addressing food colors. NH Ethylene May 9 #10

He's probably wrong about this, too. yardwork May 10 #19

Exactly. Let's not pretend that the Republicans care about health. yardwork May 11 #23

He definitely is into using fewer pesticides womanofthehills May 11 #26

"Our bones are made of calcium phosphate" BumRushDaShow May 10 #18

"Struvite" is the one that contains phosphate BumRushDaShow May 10 #21

Meanwhile, sodium nitrite, growth hormones remain in the food chain bucolic_frolic May 11 #31