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Kennedy's Ultra-Processed Food Rule Leaves Open the Loophole He Promised to Close
In February he vowed to act on the petition that demanded real safety review of food additives. In August his FDA proposed a rule that still lets companies certify their own chemicals as safe, and sell them before anyone at the agency looks.
Nutrition & FoodEven the Vitamin C Made the List: 112,000 People and Eight Everyday Preservatives Tied to High Blood Pressure
Ascorbic acid, citric acid, sodium nitrite: three of eight common food preservatives that a 112,000-person French cohort has now linked to higher blood pressure, with the researchers asking the FDA and EFSA to re-check them.
Nutrition & FoodThe Study Clearing Sucralose Was Co-Written by the Company That Makes It
An independent lab found sucralose's byproduct breaks chromosomes and loosens the gut wall in cell experiments. The rebuttal telling you it's fine was co-written by the company that manufactures sucralose.
Nutrition & FoodVitamin C just landed on an 8-preservative hypertension list. It was the only one also tied to heart disease.
A French cohort of 112,395 adults, followed eight years, flagged eight common preservatives for hypertension. Ascorbic acid was the only one that also independently associated with cardiovascular disease, and the lead author is calling on EFSA and FDA to reopen the file.