Beware Of These 8 USA Ingredients & Practices That Are Banned In Other Countries
The role of the FDA is to ensure food safety for consumers, but despite some of the practices and ingredients that have received a thumbs-up from the agency, many are still banned or regulated in other countries. Shouldn't we be worried?
Not often are we educated on the additives that exist in virtually every item on the shelves – chemicals that are known to be so harmful that they’re banned or regulated in other countries. In fact, thousands of harmful chemicals found in cosmetics have been banned in Europe, while only 11 on the list are banned in the U.S. And while some ingredients have been deemed “safe” by the FDA, the long-term exposure and consumption of certain additives have been shown to cause adverse health effects. Below is a list of the harmful additives, products, and practices that are legal in the United States but not in other countries.