These ingredients are banned in Europe but legal in the US. Really makes you think twice when it says “FDA approved.”
POTASSIUM BROMATE
* Can irritate nose, throat and lungs
* Has been shown to cause thyroid and kidney cancers in animals
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
* Enhances products white color and opacity
* The IARC has listed it as a group 2b Carcinogen
BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL
* Contains Bromine, which irritates the skin & mucous membranes
* Long term, it can cause neurological symptoms
AZODICARBONAMIDE
* Used as a whitening agent in cereal flour and bread dough
* When broken down, it creates two compounds believed to be carcinogenic
PROPYLPARABEN
* Not believed to be a carcinogen, but has been found to affect fertility in mice
* Also been found to alter the endocrine system
RED 40, YELLOW 6 &
YELLOWS DYES
* European authorities have not banned them but require a warning that dyes can affect attention in children
* May be contaminated with several carcinogens
ANTIBIOTICS IN ANIMALS
* There is a fear that overuse of antibiotics can contribute to deadly drug resistant bacteria that can be passed onto humans
RBST
* A hormone injected into cows to increase milk production has tenuous links to breast cancer cells in humans
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