Banned In Europe Standard In America
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Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 20 PFAS in food packaging EU phasing out all PFAS in food contact materials US FDA action limited to sp
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2023, the European Union banned all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food contact materials—every variant, without exception—while th…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 19 Carrageenan derived from seaweed used as thickener removed from EU organic standards still in US org
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2018, the European Union removed carrageenan—a seaweed-derived thickener found in organic almond milk, infant formula, and deli meats—from its lis…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 18 Certain food dyes Red 40 Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 require warning labels in EU no warning required in U
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2008, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) required warning labels on foods containing Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6—three synthetic dyes li…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 17 Plastic microbeads in cosmetics banned in EU and UK US ban exists but enforcement gaps remain
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged that 8 trillion plastic microbeads—tiny synthetic particles used in cosmetics—enter…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 16 Feedlot practices confined animal feeding operations at US scale not permitted under EU animal welfa
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2022, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that cattle confined in U.S.-style feedlots—where animals are packed into dirt pens with…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 15 Subtherapeutic antibiotics routine antibiotic use in healthy animals to promote growth banned in EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of virginiamycin—an antibiotic chemically identical to quinupristin-dalfopristi…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 14 Methyl bromide soil fumigant banned globally under Montreal Protocol with US exemptions continuing
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2023, the United States applied 1.3 million kilograms of methyl bromide—a chemical banned in 1987 under the Montreal Protocol for destroying the o…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 13 Glyphosate EU renewed license under controversy several countries banned US EPA maintains it is safe
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) classified glyphosate as a substance that causes serious eye damage and is toxic to aquatic life—yet th…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 12 Neonicotinoid pesticides linked to bee colony collapse banned for outdoor use in EU widely used in U
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that three neonicotinoid pesticides—clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam—posed a…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 11 Titanium dioxide whitening agent added to candies and sauces banned in EU food products since 2022
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that titanium dioxide—a whitening agent added to Skittles, M&Ms, chewing gum, and sa…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 10 BHA and BHT preservatives added to cereals and other foods banned in Japan and EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 1997, the European Union banned butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) from food after its own scientific committee con…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 09 Azodicarbonamide dough conditioner also used to make yoga mats banned in EU and Australia
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reaffirmed azodicarbonamide—a chemical used to bleach flour and condition dough—as "Generally Re…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 08 Potassium bromate added to bread to strengthen dough classified as possible carcinogen banned in EU
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 1999, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified potassium bromate as a Group 2…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 07 Brominated vegetable oil added to citrus drinks banned in EU and Japan removed by PepsiCo and Coca-C
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reaffirmed brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) for use in ci…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 06 Arsenic in chicken feed used to promote growth and improve meat color withdrawn by FDA only in 2015
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET For 68 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted poultry producers to feed chickens arsenic-based drugs—specifically roxarsone, ni…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 05 Beta-agonists in beef ractopamine and zilpaterol fed to cattle banned in EU caused beef export dispu
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) found that ractopamine—a beta-agonist fed to cattle to increase lean muscle—could cause elevated h…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 04 rBGH and rBST synthetic growth hormones injected into dairy cows to increase milk production banned
THE ONE FACT THEY WON'T FORGET In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH/rBST) for commercial use in dairy cows—despite …
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 03 Atrazine herbicide linked to hormonal disruption in amphibians at very low concentrations banned in
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved atrazine—a herbicide linked to hormonal disruption in amphibians at concentrations a…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 02 Chlorinated chicken washing poultry in chlorine dioxide banned in EU as masking poor hygiene standar
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET In 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the use of chlorine dioxide washes for poultry at concentrations up to 50 parts per milli…
Banned In Europe, Standard In America: 01 Ractopamine drug fed to pigs and cattle to promote lean muscle growth banned in 160 countries includ
THE ONE FACT THEY WON’T FORGET The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ractopamine—a drug fed to pigs and cattle to accelerate lean muscle growth—despite internal agen…