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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:33AM (#34879815)
>It's crazy that we're doing "innocent until proven guilty" with food additives. Should be the other way around

Even this story doesn't say that were doing that.

>(FDA) said all food additives require "pre-market evaluation" and "regulations require evidence that each substance is safe at its intended level of use before it may be added to foods."

You can argue the evaluations aren't strict enough, but saying we're doing "innocent until proven guilty" isn't true.

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by mlatu on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:43AM (#34880461)
>> The FDA allowed the use of bromate before the Delaney clause of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act—which bans potentially carcinogenic substances—went into effect in 1958.

>> However, since 1991 the FDA has urged bakers to voluntarily stop using it.

yeah we can see how that worked out... the FDA is perfect and changing them in any way, shape or form would destroy THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. (for the industries using that stuff)

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by rfrey on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:00AM (#34880615)
> the FDA is perfect and changing them in any way, shape or form would destroy THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Absolutely nobody said anything of the sort, and I'm not sure what your goal is in caricaturing the position of people with somewhat different opinions than you.

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by mlatu on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:16AM (#34880735)
that is a quote from wikipedia. i wanted to display what a papertiger the FDA really is. _begging_ an industry to stop using potentially harmful substances? -.- come on...

thats also to show how this is not a case of "not guilty until proven otherwise" the fda wants this to stop but doesnt seem to have any foothold in that attempt...

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by mlatu on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @04:39PM (#34887833)
your original post did not quote. just wanted to point that out.
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:43AM (#34880463)
My impression is that "innocent until proven guilty" is what Europe does, and that's what many want the US to switch to.
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by ovi256 on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:03AM (#34880638)
I think you mean "guilty until proven innocent" which the EU calls "principle of precaution"
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:51AM (#34880540)
How do you reach that impression? "Innocent until proven guilty" would mean the additive should be presumed safe, or innocent, until proven unsafe, or guilty.

They also say it's crazy to do innocent until proven guilty.

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by pastacacioepepe on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:59AM (#34880596)
Europeans don't really trust the FDA to make their best interest. We have our own regulations and we want those to be respected.
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:39AM (#34880971)
How was I implying that the FDA should apply to Europe?
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