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Scientist Whose Work Led FDA To Ban Food Dye Says Agency Overstated Risk

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3 in food and ingested drugs, the federal agency cited just one 1987 study on rats to support its action. ” Soon after Borzelleca’s paper was published in a scientific journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, the FDA examined the data his team had collected and reached its own conclusion: that the dye caused cancer in male lab rats.

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Trump administration health policies may target ultra-processed foods

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. The category of food processing and sales companies, which includes Tyson Foods and Nestle SA, tallied $26.7