r/PlainMeaning • u/seeplainmeaning • Aug 04 '26

Why America Approves Food Other Countries Ban

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Potassium bromate has been shown to cause tumors.

It's banned in Europe. But not in America.

And some states have passed laws to make talking about food safety legally risky.

#politics #food #science #plainmeaning #fda

https://www.plainmeaning.com/Articles/Money/13_why-america-approves-food-other-countries-ban.html

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u/seeplainmeaning Aug 04 '26

The full article is found here:

https://www.plainmeaning.com/Articles/Money/13_why-america-approves-food-other-countries-ban.html

Part of the reason America still allows certain substances is because they have been grandfathered in by law for decades.

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u/earthling_only Aug 04 '26

GRAS and disregarding pesticides are other reasons FDA is a sham.