Food Additives

    Most people desire to consume only what satisfies their taste buds, which is mainly foods and beverages that contain high levels of unhealthy ingredients, but they do not realize the harm it causes to their health. General Mills conducted an experiment in order to see how consumers would react when they had the option to buy healthy products or foods that tasted good: “General Mills, he said, acted responsibly to both the public and shareholders by offering products to satisfy dieters and other concerned shoppers, from low sugar to added whole grains. But most often, he said, people bought what they liked, and they liked what tasted good” (Moss 476). Companies of course need to keep their businesses running and in order to do that, they must manufacture

Human beings survived in the distant past without the usage of these chemicals in our foods and I believe the additives in our foods are there and still not banned mainly because of economics and power and multi million dollar corporations who profit from placing these chemicals in foods that we consume, because the cost of production is lowered so much more for these corporations for exploiting these cheap unhealthy chemicals in the foods people consume and they are the only ones benefiting from placing these harmful chemicals in peoples foods and drinks. It has been proven from the studies mentioned in this paper that food additives and preservatives cause many disorders such as ADHD and I ask myself why are the chemicals still in the foods we eat? while majority of people know that it is unethical to use chemicals in the foods that human beings consume that cause and trigger many problems and disorders in certain people with certain age

The state of the American Health in the U.S has become an increasing concern of many Americans. An article entitled “11 Facts about American Eating Habits,” addresses the state of food in the U.S by stating, “Healthiness of the food we eat decreases by 1.7 percent for every hour that passes in the day.” Experts and scientists in the U.S has raised questions about regarding the different ways food is now being produced. While individuals are usually not aware of the ingredients that food contains, many people continue to have unhealthy eating habits. In the past few decades, food production has included numerous artificial ingredients that are said to be the cause of various health problems. Various artificial ingredients that are commonly

Through extensive research, scientists have concluded that artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic; a cancer causing agent. Scientific research has revealed that cyclamate in combination with saccharin, the two main ingredients in artificial sweeteners, caused bladder cancer in laboratory rats. Though test where not done on humans scientist believe that the long-term effect of using artificial sweeteners would lead to the same complications in humans. Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine and carboxylic acid functional groups. The human body needs amino acids to thrive. It is documented that ingestion of high amounts of artificial amino acids found in artificial sweeteners can have adverse effects on the human body such as cancer.

With this increase in the productivity of farmers, came a proliferation of food processing industries and fast food restaurants. These food processing industries and restaurants capitalized on the abundant, overly cheap commodity crops to their advantage; to make profit, and to the disadvantage of poor Americans. During processing of these commodity crops, the natural nutrients that give these foods their natural flavors are destroyed. To replace these, food additives and flavorings are added to restore their taste and prolong their shelf life. Often these chemicals contain some harmful elements that affect the way our bodies use food. These highly processed foods, dense in calories,

The Food Drug and Cosmetic Act contains a labeling law for any positive and negative “material” changes to the nutrition of food. For example, trans fats are labeled because they are related to cardiovascular disease (Murphy). Products containing peanuts and other allergens are required to be labeled due to the potential adverse health effects if eaten by individuals with nut or other allergies. In 1992, the Food and Drug Administration addressed the labeling of GMOs in a policy statement amended to the act. The policy states that foods developed by genetic

Food additives can be found in lots of food that most people consume. Although food additives can make our food look delicious and even taste better, they contain many dangerous chemicals that may affect our health. Food additives can cause health problems in a person’s lifestyle. Many people do not realize the harm it can cause to their bodies. There are many problems, but also solutions to this situation. The solutions to this situation are: stay away from all kinds of additives, do not eat food that are preservatives, read the labels carefully, and find the FDA signs.

Recently, American culture observed a kick in health food and exercise. Even so, our nation’s reputation continues to include obesity and junk food as common traits. The main culprits in the American diet come wrapped in a package. Preservatives, sweeteners, and dyes hide within most of the foods we eat. Even meats, vegetables, and “health foods” contain these things, but why? Efficiency in production and consumer appeal persuade businesses to include these ingredients. We have taught ourselves to ignore labels and warnings as long as the product tastes good. It should be easy to educate ourselves about various ingredients, but nothing could be further from the truth. Everyone on the internet expresses a different opinion: random people that

In the eighteen hundred too much unsafe chemical are used to process consumer’s food and drugs in America 1. Thousands of so-called "patent" medicines to cure all kind of sickness with no scientific prove. 2. The United States was the world's dumping ground for counterfeit, contaminated, diluted, and decomposed drug materials. 3.

In today’s society, most Americans are eating processed and altered food, most without even knowing it, which causes people to over eat as well as eat unhealthy. These “hidden” ingredients cause a large array of issues, the most predominant being obesity. I will inform you of what you may be eating, and how these things can affect your body in ways you may not even be aware of.

Over the years the FDA has been failing to recall contaminated foods. The FDA is in charge of making sure that companies are following the safety regulations and also getting contaminated.  1 in every 10 people die of contaminated foods around the world. That's around 420,000 people a year around the world that die from contaminated foods. I disagree that the government is doing enough to ensure safety in the nation's food supply because they can't recall food quick enough and don't have enough money to enforce the

It must also be taken into consideration that a lot of products contain nuts and peanut oil, or were processed and packaged in a facility that also packages nut products. Therefore, a lot of products would not be able to be brought to school. This is incredibly restricting to students who aren't allergic and also quite unfair. Why should a child have their cupcake thrown in the garbage because it contains peanut oil? And would a peanut ban also mean we would ban other foods because of a student’s allergy? What about things like bee stings? It’s not like it’s possible to ban bees from being on campus. Even though prevention is the best method to avoid allergy attacks, it isn’t the most

The FDA states that, it is the responsibility of the manufactures, or safety employees, to pass the food additives as safe. What is important to note is

Have you ever worried about what you are feeding your kids? Many parents are worried about their kids allergies. Peanut allergies is one of the most growing allergies in the U.S. Studies show why parents should be worried about these allergies, but recent experts discovered new ways to prevent peanut allergies starting as young as six months. I believe that peanut allergies is growing because more food induced that are seen in emergency departments, schools are banning peanut products, and 50 million people are affected by allergies.

Ever since I can remember I have had to deal with the fact I have a fairly severe peanut allergy. Luckily for me, I was able to find out very early on and have grown up my entire life avoiding a food that is a staple for most children. As far back as I can remember I have been reading every single ingredient list for a food I was about to eat and if I wasn’t sure what was in something, not eating it.