date:Oct 08, 2018
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday revoked the use of seven food additives after environmentalists and food safety experts presented data showing six of the synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers caused cancer in laboratory animals. The seventh synthetic flavor, styrene, was removed because manufacturers no longer use it.
The FDA decision is an important victory for consumer confidence, Laura MacCleery, policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, s