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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to expand a controversial loophole to allow some of the world’s most toxic chemicals to be added directly to food without a safety review.

The “threshold of regulation” (TOR) exemption currently allows dangerous compounds to be used without review in food contact materials, such as packaging or processing equipment, if they are not carcinogenic, and are added at levels below 0.5 parts per billion (ppb).

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[–] TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

Less than a year ago, this sort of thing was still called a "scandal", now it's just business as usual.

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/01/08/nestle-infant-formula-scandal-escalates/

[–] moodymellodrone@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I don’t get it. Doesn’t this poison them too, along with the plebs? Do they just not care?

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

rich people eat chef prepared meals not proletarian kibble

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The example of perchlorate in the grain bags is happening at the farm or at the mill level. That's going to wind up everywhere.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Hm, that's a good point. I guess the rich people aren't thinking about how bulk transport packaging materials are just as capable of leaching poison into their $17/lb. organic heirloom grains as they are into dollar store rice.

[–] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

"The new proposed TOR expansion would allow companies to use the chemicals as an ingredient added directly to food, as flavorings, preservatives, emulsifiers, processing aids, enzymes, stabilizers and binders, and for myriad other uses, in ultra-processing."

The rich eat good whole foods. They don't eat that stuff

[–] Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

The real reason for the announcement is because it is already in our food they were just letting you know they are okay with that. Also has other poster stated they don't eat same food we do. And Trump cares nothing for his base.

[–] DidIReallySayThat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They want to kill us while also increasing the birth rates. Who do they think is gonna raise the kids, the robots?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

That's nothing new. Just compare American and European versions of a number of food products, and you will find stuff in the American versions that are even illegal in China...

[–] Sirdubdee@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Bring back yoga mat bread at Subway. It’s gone downhill since they took it out.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Red #5 is back, baby!