Re:Popular gut probiotic craps out in randomized controlled ...
by mikrl on Saturday October 05, 2024 @04:20PM
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Growing up in the EU in the 00s there was always the public health concerns of E numbers causing this or that.
Ironic in a way, because E numbers mean that the specific chemical has been cleared as a foodstuff in the EU, IIRC.
Though I suppose it’s more concerning if an approved substance has some unforeseen effect versus an unapproved one and you’d want to investigate further.
I guess it shows how government regulation of naturally occurring substances (though perhaps synthesized, or refined) carries with it a new set of incentives, and reasons to be political. Not that I’m against regulation, but it’s hard if not impossible to have a truly politically neutral approach.
Ironic in a way, because E numbers mean that the specific chemical has been cleared as a foodstuff in the EU, IIRC.
Though I suppose it’s more concerning if an approved substance has some unforeseen effect versus an unapproved one and you’d want to investigate further.
I guess it shows how government regulation of naturally occurring substances (though perhaps synthesized, or refined) carries with it a new set of incentives, and reasons to be political. Not that I’m against regulation, but it’s hard if not impossible to have a truly politically neutral approach.