EWG Finds More Than 100 Unreviewed Chemicals in the US Food Supply

Report finds over 100 food chemicals companies declared safe without notifying FDA

A new report has identified over 100 food chemicals that companies have declared are safe for consumption without notifying the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), leveraging what critics say is a legal loophole that prevents federal regulators from making sure food ingredients are safe. The report, published March 3 by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), sheds light on chemicals added to popular food products under the FDA’s decades-old Gene…

Over 100 Chemicals With No Regulatory Review Are in Foods: Analysis

More than 100 unreviewed chemicals are contained in products on grocery store shelves, according to a new analysis. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group said on March 3 it identified 111 chemicals in sports drinks, snack bars, cereals, and other foods and drinks in grocery stores that have not been reviewed by federal regulators. These includes aloe vera, which the Food and Drug Administration banned in laxatives in 2002; nearly two dozen e…

EWG Finds More Than 100 Unreviewed Chemicals in the US Food Supply

The report shows that companies — not the FDA — determined the safety of these ingredients under a decades-old exemption originally intended for familiar staples such as salt and yeast.Credit: d3sign / Getty ImagesKey PointsA new Environmental Working Group analysis found more than 100 chemicals in the U.S. food supply that entered the market without formal FDA review under the “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) exemption.The findings undersc…

Supplements added to U.S. food supply without government approval

(CNN)– An advocacy group found more than 100 substances of unknown safety in foods, drinks, and supplements. According to an investigation Environmental Working Group released Tuesday, March 3, the problem comes down to what is known as “generally recognized as safe” ingredients. It’s customary for companies to use scientific evidence to prove any new ingredient meets that standard. But it’s not legally required. That means manufacturers can det…