Food chemical regulations rely heavily on industry self-policing and lack transparency, report finds

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 17:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Safety decisions concerning one-third of the more than 10,000 substances that may be added to human food were made by food manufacturers and a trade association without review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a new analysis. The report illustrates potential problems with the US food additive regulatory program.

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