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On March 10, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initiated a significant shift in the regulation of ultra-processed foods by directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) final rule.
Secretary Kennedy’s intent is to reform the self-affirmed GRAS pathway, as the first step in his personal mission to enhance FDA oversight and raise consumer awareness of ultra-processed foods.
Such a directive, if implemented, would require companies to notify FDA and provide safety data before they are permitted to introduce a new food ingredient into the food supply.
That approach stands in contrast to the current system through which companies can self-affirm an ingredient as GRAS without notifying FDA.
{Captain Convey Note: For years food compaines have been able to put almost anything in your food becuse of the GRAS rule that allows them to “self-affirm” an ingredient WITHOUT notifying the FDA.
The FDA is in effect allowing food compaines to put stuff in foods that can and will kill you!}
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AUGUST 2016 the FDA made a permanent rule to allow poisons in food!
The Food and Drug Administration has made permanent a rule that allows food companies to add new ingredients to the food supply with almost no federal oversight.
Thousands of substances have already been added under the rule, which was first proposed in 1997 and has effectively been in place ever since.
The rule is meant to provide guidance for companies seeking to classify new food ingredients as safe, or GRAS for “generally recognized as safe.” But it has been widely criticized by watchdog groups, including Consumer Reports, who say that it puts consumers at risk by allowing the food industry to bypass crucial safety checks for new ingredients. Those critics had hoped that the finalized version would include some major changes to the ’97 draft. It did not.
“FDA missed a major opportunity to clean up the food system,” says Laura MacCleery, vice president of Policy and Mobilization for Consumer Reports. “Companies will still be able to introduce novel substances into food in secret, without having to show they are safe. The agency also failed to fix the rampant conflicts of interest that affect the review process for ingredients.”
The Short History of a Confusing Rule
A 2016 survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center found that the term GRAS can be misleading for consumers: 77 percent of respondents believed that ‘GRAS’ means the FDA has evaluated the ingredient and deemed it to be safe; and 66 percent believed that the agency monitors GRAS ingredients’ safety and use. Neither statement is true.
The GRAS designation is rooted in a 1958 law that was meant to require companies to demonstrate the safety of prospective ingredients, but created an exemption for common ingredients like vinegar and baking soda that were already widely used and known to be safe.
The loophole was supposed to spare only the most time-tested substances from the rigors of pre-market approval. But in 1997, the FDA introduced a new rule that allowed companies to decide for themselves what ingredients qualify as GRAS, and to report those designations to the FDA—or not—on a voluntary basis. Critics say the result has been a string of questionable practices on the part of food companies, and a lack of response from the FDA.
For example, the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has classified several possible carcinogens as GRAS, and when pressed has failed to produce peer-reviewed safety data on those chemicals. Some GRAS-designated substances, like trans-fats and mycoprotein or Quorn (a meat substitute made primarily of fungus), have been the subject of high-profile criticism.
But it’s the unknown ingredients—that have never been reported at all, let alone publicly evaluated—that most worry scientists and advocates. Food additives have multiplied exponentially in the past half-century, from a few hundred chemicals to several thousand. They can be found in virtually any processed food—from breakfast cereals and energy drinks to frozen dinners and all manner of snacks.
Data suggest that the food industry is seeking FDA approval for fewer and fewer of these chemicals, and is instead designating more and more of them as GRAS. In all, there are an estimated 1,000 GRAS substances for which safety decisions were made by the food industry without any notice at all to FDA, and thousands more chemicals for which both proof of safety and continued federal oversight are minimal.
How the New Rule Falls Short
In 2010, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed with food industry critics, determining that the FDA was not doing an adequate job at ensuring the safety of GRAS substances. The GAO advised the agency to at least require food companies to report all new GRAS designations.
In 2014, the Center for Food Safety sued the FDA in an effort to force a final decision on the ’97 proposed rule. Other watchdog groups, including the policy and mobilization arm of Consumer Reports, have long argued that the GRAS process is unlawful because it violates the very 1958 law from which the designation first originated.
Those groups have proposed several crucial fixes to the GRAS system:
- GRAS designation should not be granted to novel chemicals, or to substances deemed risky by authoritative scientific bodies.
- GRAS designations should not be based on unpublished studies and should be made only by experts without a conflict of interest.
- The FDA should make GRAS notifications mandatory and public, not voluntary and secret.
None of these suggestions were included in the final rule.
In a press release, the FDA said that while GRAS substances are not subject to premarket approval, they are still held to the same safety standards as other ingredients. “The FDA can question the basis for an independent GRAS conclusion, whether notified or not, and take action as appropriate,” the agency said. While the newly finalized rule for reporting GRAS substances is only voluntary, the agency said it “strongly encourages” companies to follow it.
But Consumer Reports’ MacCleery says that the agency has fallen short of its responsibility. “This final rule on the safety of food ingredients fails consumers,” she says. “That is unacceptable and deeply disappointing.”
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50 Jawdroppingly Toxic Food Ingredients & Artificial Additives to Avoid
The health of our country is determined by the things we consume. This ultimately adds massive costs to our healthcare system as more and more people experience disease from eating processed foods and additives.
Food Additives to Avoid
While FDA generally recognizes most additives on this list as ‘safe,’ there are growing concerns about the safety of many common food additives, if consumed in large quantities.
- Sodium nitrate: Added to processed meats to stop bacterial growth.
Linked to cancer in humans. (Worst Offender) - Sulfites: Used to keep prepared foods fresh. Can cause breathing difficulties in those sensitive to the ingredient.
- Azodicarbonamide: Used in bagels and buns. Can cause asthma.
- Potassium bromate: Added to breads to increase volume. Linked to cancer in humans.
- Propyl gallate: Added to fat-containing products. Linked to cancer in humans
- BHA/BHT: A fat preservative, used in foods to extend shelf life. Linked to cancerous tumor growth.
- Propylene glycol: Better known as antifreeze.
Thickens dairy products and salad dressing.
Deemed ‘generally’ safe by FDA. ????????? Ya Right.
{Its in your car radiator and dairy products, salad dressings.} - Butane: Put in chicken nuggets to keep them tasting fresh. A known carcinogen.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG): Flavor enhancer that can cause headaches. Linked in animal studies to nerve damage, heart problems and seizures.
{MSG tricks your brain into thinking the food tastes better than it really does.
KFC soaks their finger licking chicken and other foods in MSG} - Disodium inosinate: In snack foods. Contains MSG.
- Disodium guanylate: Also used in snack foods, and contains MSG.
- Enriched flour: Used in many snack foods.
A refined starch that is made from toxic ingredients. - Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH): Geneticially-engineered version of natural growth hormone in cows. Boosts milk production in cows.
Contains high levels of IGF-1, which is thought cause various types of cancer.
{I am not going to drink milk any more} - Refined vegetable oil: Includes soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, canola oil, and peanut oil. High in omega-6 fats, which are thought to cause heart disease and cancer.
- Sodium benzoate: Used as a preservative in salad dressing and carbonated beverages.
A known carcinogen and may cause damage our DNA. - Brominated vegetable oil: Keeps flavor oils in soft drinks suspended. Bromate is a poison and can cause organ damage and birth defects.
Moutain Dew Etc.
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/drinks-with-brominated-vegetable-oil-bvo-fda-ban
605 foods contain brominated vegetable oil!
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-search?query=brominated%20vegetable%20oil&type=Branded&marketCountries=United%20States,Canada,New%20Zealand
Not required to be listed on food labels. - Propyl gallate: Found in meats, popcorn, soup mixes and frozen dinners. Shown to cause cancer in rats. Banned in some countries.
Deemed safe by FDA. - Olestra: Fat-like substance that is unabsorbed by the body. Used in place of natural fats in some snack foods.
Can cause digestive problems, and also not healthy for the heart.
Its in your icecream. - Carrageenan: Stabilizer and thickening agent used in many prepared foods. Can cause ulcers and cancer.
- Polysorbate 60: A thickener that is used in baked goods. Can cause cancer in laboratory animals.
- Camauba wax: Used in chewing gums and to glaze certain foods. Can cause cancer and tumors.
- Magnesium sulphate: Used in tofu, and can cause cancer in laboratory animals.
- Chlorine dioxide: Used in bleaching flour. Can cause tumors and hyperactivity in children.
- Paraben: Used to stop mold and yeast forming in foods. Can disrupt hormones in the body, and could be linked to breast cancer.
- Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose: Used as a thickener in salad dressings. Could cause cancer in high quantities.
- Aluminum: A preservative in some packaged foods that can cause cancer.
Common salt has this added to keep it from clumping.
Artificial Sweeteners to Avoid
Artificial sweeteners are regulated by FDA, just as food additives are, but this does not apply to products ‘generally recognized as safe. {Ya right.}?
- Saccharin: Carcinogen found to cause bladder cancer in rats. (Worst Offender)
- Aspartame: An excitotoxin and thought to be a carcinogen. Can cause dizziness, headaches, blurred vision and stomach problems.
- High fructose corn syrup: Sweetener made from corn starch. Made from genetically-modified corn. Causes obesity, diabetes, heart problems, arthritis and insulin resistance.
- Acesulfame potassium: Used with other artificial sweeteners in diet sodas and ice cream. Linked to lung and breast tumors in rats.
- Sucralose: Splenda. Can cause swelling of liver and kidneys and a shrinkage of the thymus gland.
- Agave nectar: Sweetener derived from a cactus. Contains high levels of fructose, which causes insulin resistance, liver disease and inflammation of body tissues.
- Bleached starch: Can be used in many dairy products. Thought to be related to asthma and skin irritations.
- Tert butylhydroquinone: Used to preserve fish products. Could cause stomach tumors at high doses.
Artificial Food Colorings to Avoid
Food colorings are used to give foods a more attractive appearance, but some experts believe they cause serious health problems, including asthma and hyperactivity in children.
- Red #40: Found in many foods to alter color. All modern food dyes are derived from petroleum. A carcinogen that is linked to cancer in some studies. Also can cause hyperactivity in children. Banned in some European countries. (Worst Offender)
- Blue #1: Used in bakery products, candy and soft drinks. Can damage chromosomes and lead to cancer.
- Blue #2: Used in candy and pet food beverages. Can cause brain tumors
- Citrus red #1: Sprayed on oranges to make them look ripe.
Can damage chromosomes and lead to cancer. - Citrus red #2: Used to color oranges. Can cause cancer if you eat the peel.
- Green #3: Used in candy and beverages. May cause bladder tumors.
- Yellow #5: Used in desserts, candy and baked goods.Thought to cause kidney tumors, according to some studies.
- Yellow #6: A carcinogen used in sausage, beverages and baked goods. Thought to cause kidney tumors, according to some studies.
- Red #2: A food coloring that may cause both asthma and cancer.
- Red #3: A carcinogen. that is added to cherry pie filling, ice cream and baked goods. May cause nerve damage and thyroid cancer.
- Caramel coloring: In soft drinks, sauces, pastries and breads. When made with ammonia, it can cause cancer in mice.
Food companies not required to disclose if this ingredient is made with ammonia. - Brown HT: Used in many packaged foods. Can cause hyperactivity in children, asthma and cancer.
- Orange B: A food dye that is used in hot dog and sausage casings. High doses are bad for the liver and bile duct.
- Bixin: Food coloring that can cause hyperactivity in children and asthma.
- Norbixin: Food coloring that can cause hyperactivity in children and asthma.
- Annatto: Food coloring that can cause hyperactivity in children and asthma.
Captain Convey Comment
So just about EVERYTHING in a grocery store or wherever you buy food, drinks candy etc will have the above listed poison in the food.
Getting children not to eat candy, drinks etc that don’t contain this crap will be very hard because they won’t understand.
Lets not leave out the elephant in the closet which is processed SUGAR.
It is super bad for you!
Because this stuff is everywhere like you breathe air its going to be hard to avoid this crap.
To start with being aware your killing yourself with food is a good starting point.
How you go from there is up to you bro.