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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        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.

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          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.

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      “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

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      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.