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The GRAS Loophole: How 111 Food Chemicals Bypassed the FDA
There are 111 chemicals in the American food supply that the FDA has never independently reviewed for safety. Not because the system failed quietly. Because someone designed the system to let it happen. A March 2026 investigation by the Environmental Working Group traced how food and chemical companies have been exploiting a legal loophole to ... <a title="The GRAS Loophole: How 111 Food Chemicals Bypassed the FDA" class="read-more" href="https://whatinthefood.com/the-gras-loophole-how-111-food-chemicals-bypassed-the-fda/" aria-label="Read more about The GRAS Loophole: How 111 Food Chemicals Bypassed the FDA">Read more</a>
Is Red Dye 40 Banned? Country-by-Country Status (2026)
Red Dye 40 shows up in candy, cereal, sports drinks, yogurt, fruit snacks, and even children’s cough syrup. It is the most widely used red food dye in the United States, added to thousands of products purely for color. It has zero nutritional value. In Europe, every product containing Red Dye 40 must carry a ... <a title="Is Red Dye 40 Banned? Country-by-Country Status (2026)" class="read-more" href="https://whatinthefood.com/red-dye-40-warning-label/" aria-label="Read more about Is Red Dye 40 Banned? Country-by-Country Status (2026)">Read more</a>