The 25 cancer-causing chemicals FDA allows in America's food

"New analysis has identified 25 chemicals linked to cancer that the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) still allows in American food production. The findings come from scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, who determined that eight of the chemicals are classified as known human carcinogens and 17 are reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens."

"EDF said the results 'confirm the FDA's practical disregard for the Delaney Clause.' The Delaney Clause, enacted in 1958, requires the FDA to ban food and color additives shown to cause cancer in humans or animals. Unlike most federal health laws, it imposes a strict zero-tolerance standard: once a substance is found to be carcinogenic, it cannot be approved for use in food, regardless of dose, exposure level, or potential benefits."

"However, EDF's analysis found that substances including formaldehyde, asbestos, benzene, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene remain permitted across the food supply chain. While many are not added directly to food, they are allowed in materials that routinely come into contact with it, such as packaging, processing equipment and industrial aids, the research found. These chemicals are used in adhesives, coatings, paper and paperboard, rubber articles, and plastic and polymer components."

Scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund identified 25 chemicals linked to cancer that the FDA still allows in American food production. Eight are classified as known human carcinogens and 17 are reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens. The list includes substances such as formaldehyde, asbestos, benzene, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene. Many of the chemicals are permitted in materials that contact food, including packaging, processing equipment, adhesives, coatings, paper, rubber, plastics, and industrial aids. Some are approved for food-related uses like decaffeination, flavorings, starch modification, chewing gum base, and color additives, enabling contamination pathways into the food supply.

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