{"id":73205,"date":"2019-11-12T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/?p=73205"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:23:00","slug":"2000-untested-chemicals-packaged-foods-and-its-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/2000-untested-chemicals-packaged-foods-and-its-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are 2,000 Untested Chemicals in Packaged Foods \u2014 and It\u2019s Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><em><strong>The only way to minimize your exposure to dangerous chemicals that are currently allowed in packaged foods is to purchase products that are certified organic.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">A major but largely glossed over report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental and public health nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., shows that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewg.org\/research\/packagedorganic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of untested chemicals<\/a>&nbsp;(an estimated 2,000, to be exact) are found in conventional packaged foods purchasable in U.S. supermarkets. And yes, all of them are legal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The extensive collection of permissible additives includes several known or suspected carcinogens, such as synthetic sodium nitrate, found in processed meats and considered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/2015\/11\/03\/report-says-eating-processed-meat-is-carcinogenic-understanding-the-findings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">probably carcinogenic by the World Health Organization<\/a>, and butylated hydroxyanisole, also known as BHA, a chemical&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/chemicals\/butylated-hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed as a cancer-causing chemical by the state of California<\/a>&nbsp;and found in commonplace items like frozen pepperoni pizza. Other unappealing chemicals are commonly found in our food packaging, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfrider.org\/coastal-blog\/entry\/the-link-between-fossil-fuels-single-use-plastics-and-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polypropylene<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/114670\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sulfuric acid<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/221205.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bisphenol A<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 all of which can have impacts on human health and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major but largely glossed over report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), an environmental and public health nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., shows that&nbsp;thousands of untested chemicals&nbsp;(an estimated 2,000, to be exact) are found in conventional packaged foods purchasable in U.S. supermarkets. 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