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Thank God, the Trump administration is on the case…on so many different fronts, especially health. Winning has never been greater.
Red 3 Food Dye Banned, Others Rebranded – activistpost.com
I know that like me, you probably only cared (if at all) that Red 3 Food Dye was banned. The others? Whatever! After all, we’re adults here and who still eats Froot Loops® for their breakfast? Sure the kids might, but they’ll burn off those dyes before they walk into school. And it gives them the energy to get out of the house, right?
The United States Food and Drug Administration took a small step toward protecting Americans’ health when it banned the artificial food dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January. It set deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies, cough syrup, baked goods, frozen treats, and other ultra-processed food-like products.
Synthetic dyes are petroleum-based chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are artificially created to make a food product more colorful and more enticing to children. They are used in most UPFs to “enhance the visual appeal” of products, according to Sensient Food Colors, a St. Louis-based supplier of food colors and flavorings.
Nine dyes, including Red 3, have been allowed in U.S. food. The other common color additives in food are Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6. Two permitted colors are used more rarely: Citrus Red 2 and Orange B.
While UPFs remain, some dyes have been targeted. However, others have been merely rebranded in an effort to trick the consumer into purchasing them.
Well, that must be because the pinheads at the FDA know that those other artificial dyes are quite tasty, and who cares if they’re detrimental to ones health…there has to be some sort of incentive to get people to eat this shit, right? Besides, these dyes have been in the FDA’s approved food for like forever. Doesn’t that show how much the FDA cares about our health?
According to a report published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal,the agency said it was taking action because studies found that the dye, also known as erythrosine, caused cancer in lab rats. A federal statute requires the FDA to ban any additive found to cause cancer in animals, though officials stressed that the way Red 3 leads to cancer in rats doesn’t happen in people.
I don’t know about you, but all I had to read was that ‘officials’ stressed that the way Red 3 leads to cancer in rats doesn’t happen in people. See! Proof! Instant satisfaction in my mind. Wow! The FDA is so thorough and brilliant! They just say things and people believe them.
These commonly used food dyes have been linked to ADHD, childhood disorders, and behavioral problems.
Since these dyes are under fire, many have been rebranded and given names that sound more natural.
These food dyes are being given names that make you falsely believe that there’s something natural, such as Curcumin, Caramel, beta-carotene, and Annatto. These words give the impression that they are natural, or at least some kind of food, rather than synthetic dyes and toxic.
Green Smoothie Girl put together a comprehensive list of the dyes that have been renamed.
In other winning news that most can’t be bothered about…
Rubio Expedites Shipment of $4 Billion in Military Aid for Israel – antiwar.com
The move came a day after the State Department approved around $3 billion in weapons deals for Israel
And…the peace president and administration keep on winning… and with such a humanitarian heart.
Israel Blocks All Aid Entering Gaza and Ramps Up Attacks as First Phase of Ceasefire Deal Expires – antiwar.com
…White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes told Axios reporter Barak Ravid that the US will “support [Israel’s] decision on next steps, given Hamas has indicated it’s no longer interested in a negotiated ceasefire.” He also claimed that Israel had been negotiating in “good faith” despite Israel’s refusal to enter talks on the second phase and constant violations of the ceasefire since it went into effect on January 19.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israel attacks hit targets across Gaza on Sunday, killing two Palestinians in the northern city of Beit Hanoun. A woman was killed by Israeli forces near the southern city of Khan Younis, and another Palestinian was killed in Rafah.
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Tonight’s musical offering:
Dispatches from the Asylum 