I dunno, I live in a country where lobbying is illegal, there are no lobbying firms. But the rich guys get their way regardless. The lobbying firms are replaced by thinktanks and their 'model legislation' seems to turn into actual laws every time they want it. I'm not sure if the American system is worse, at least it's visible and regulated. But they should definitely reduce the number of people allowed to be lobbyists, it's ridiculous seeing hundreds of them swarming all over the capitol every day.
Money makes the world go round. Oh and power. Enough that people dying is a risk they'll take until they're exposed as doing so and HAVE to change by mandate.
Trump also said in that same sentence that RFK has said that some ingredients shouldn't be there and maybe we should look at that. I don't know if he'll do it and actually get RFK into the cabinet position, but he did mention that we have troublesome ingredients in our foods. I know I listened to that same thing and I was looking for him to say that or if he didn't say it. I think Trump is mostly all talk sadly.
Canada has the à lot of the same foods and yet quite different ingredients because they are not allowed to use many of the dyes. Also the sugar levels are much lower.
@@nickmagrick7702You “think” What does he have to do in order for you to see ? Felonies, fake university scams, bankrupt companies, Epsteins best bud.. You are either blind or uninformed.
@@nickmagrick7702the problem will be if he targets ingredients like those mentioned ine video, or if he'll go after regulations because the worm told him bear meat needs to be on every grocery store shrlf.
@Astaghfirullah-10 , I assume that's sarcasm, but under Trump would be considered a brilliant idea, in Trump would say it's the best idea ever. Eitherway, it wouldn't work anyway, most people in the EU/Europe just wouldn't buy US food because we know just how unhealthy/dangerous so many food products from the US are. That's not to say the EU/Eurpope doesn't have unhealthy food, it does, but for the most part it is not dangerous/life threatening (I will note that long term exposure of some foods can lead to some potential health risks).
@@Astaghfirullah-10 that's certainly what Trump is trying to do through the threat of tariffs but you can't force people to eat something they don't want.
Yeah, I'm super disappointed with the ending of this video. The FDA doesn't need to do a ton of research. All we have to do is ask Canada, New Zealand and the EU. They've already done the studies. There's no point in repeating them.
America is the worlds best example that expecting profit-driven companies (the market) to self police and regulate is a one way street to bad things happening
Monopolies need big government not free markets. People who fear free markets fear the consequences of their own choices. Fear is exploited by big government and big business.
@@jackstiles458 Would anti-trust action not be considered "big government"? Monopolies are the ultimate outcome under an unregulated, "free market" Capitalist economy
Both of your assertions can be true simultaneously. The fallacy is that we need big government and big business in order to combat one against the other. When in reality, crippling both, preventing both from having massive overreach, is essential for liberty and basic human dignity.
unfortunately so many americans buy into the idea that private businesses are better, when the issue is that all of our government institutions are underfunded
@@jackstiles458 free market would be ok if monopolies were broken up. It’s the combination of the two that lets them do whatever they want and screw consumers.
They care bc otherwise the damage to health done by bad or dangerous food will impact their socialized medicine costs. Cheaper to keep people healthy by disallowing bad foods. Still, shame on food companies who enjoy the privileges and security of being located in the USA but have no problem their fellow Americans eating foods they can’t produce for other countries.
the idea that a company can simply say "nuh-uh" to the FDA looking into an ingredient and then SELL IT ANYWAY!?! this is the most insane part of this whole story I think.
@@MrPhotodocHow would anyone know to refuse to buy it? If you'd read Tara Flour on an ingredients list, would you have known to avoid it? Dangerous ingredients shouldn't be allowed in the first place.
FDA has no teeth, moves like a dinosaur, and is not on the consumers side. Mega bribe taking in that mega industry. So many chemicals in our industrial food! Millennials getting intestinal cancers, and those were not being found until stage 3-4, because symptoms were ignored due to the younger age group. If you have a uterus, you get extra medical gaslighting; because they attribute everything in the abdomen to a menstrual issue. So it can't hurt that bad, right? 😡...🤬!
I'm an American who visited Europe a few years back. I was worried about traveling due to all my digestive issues - and I eat very little processed food. I spent a few weeks in Europe. The entire time I had zero digestive issues. I got noticeably healthier. And then I returned home. And all my issues returned.
@@pvmanisggoorgh3377 Agreed. And I do. I avoid processed food, I cannot drink the milk here (but European milk doesn't bother me a bit), and I make as much as I can from scratch. When I have the energy, I even grow some things. It's sad that our food chain is so bad.
I honestly wish I could find the will to fast more often. I'm not the primary shopper in my household, so I eat what I get. I can't exaggerate enough just how sick random food makes me. I'm 100% sober now, but the only relief I could ever find was from eating absolutely nothing all day. Since I never know what it is that makes me sick.
Hopefully he was saying “unsightly oil on top of peanut butter” ironically. Consumer perceptions are part of the problem. Oil on top of peanut butter is natural and normal.
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Exactly. Pretty but tasteless vegetables are also another consequence of consumer ignorance. Even still, I'd like to know what safe and healthy (emulsifier?) could be used to reduce the need to stir.
Natural peanut butter, the kind made only of peanuts with just a pinch of salt, is the best. I put natural peanut butter in the refrigerator. That helps to slow the oil separation.
The FDA is a _political_ organization, not a _scientific_ one. Once you understand that distinction, everything they do makes total sense. Also, the GRAS rule was established in 1997, not 1950. The GRAS rule was created by Michael Taylor, a revolving door _lawyer_ for Monsanto, to the extreme benefit of Monsanto. Michael Taylor is the sole person responsible for multiple crimes against humanity.
Whenever I have gone to the eu, all my digestive issues go away within a day. This makes me want to relocate over there. I just need some digestive peace
@@camiller4916 It's an incredible feeling, I'm Canadian and I have to watch out for anything I eat when at home, while abroad, I often forget and feel free to eat things without being scared of the repercussions
My friend moved into an upscale assisted living facility a few weeks ago. She has had bad digestive problems ever since. The food is delicious, beautifully presented, ultra processed junk. She is trapped in a very expensive luxury jail.
My MIL’s nursing home is not much better. There’s not even presentation of food. All American junk food, burgers, mushy looking meats, frozen or canned veg reheated, always there’s a low quality dinner roll and brownies. She never wanted to eat anything but her weight remains constant. If that’s not an evil empire to keep you alive in misery, I don’t know what!
@@alexmarvin3093 Even then, there's microplastics inside everything and depending on where you buy seeds/livestock from, they could already be genetically modified. Truly nothing is safe.
we grow our own fruits, veggies, and herbs and attend local farmers markets for meat, fish, and other fruits and veggies we dont grow. its safe. learn how to do that yourself or accept the consequences of consuming a billionaire corporation's food.
@@MrPhotodoc, true, you do, but you can buy thr healthier food and leave the ob iously unhealthy/dangerous foods full of dodgy chemicals and ingredients. I know you can't just scan the i gradients of every product while shopping, but you can certainly look out for certain ingredients with research showing the risks/dangers of certain ingredients and avoid foods containing them. If everyone or least a significant percentage of the population did this, it would force manufacturers of food to change
The American people won't ever wake up. They have made it abundantly clear that they prefer to live in a comfortable lie rather than deal with reality.
That book was highly influential when it was published to improve slaughterhouse conditions. This type of writing/journalism was called "muckraking" because they were raking up the muck of capitalism.
@victoriabaker4400 Yup, I realized that I'd never actually read it despite wanting to since high school. I'll be making sure my kids read it once they're mature enough for it to fully hit home.
_"It's impossible to get someone to understand something when their salary, lifestyle, or greed depends on their not understanding it."_ - updated for the 21st century
@@victoriabaker4400 The book did become highly influential, but initially it was due to wealthy and middle class Americans being horrified by what was included in the slaughtered meat they consumed. The end result was to regulate the meat packing plants. Upton Sinclair wrote the book to highlight the poor labor conditions, but that wasn’t what caused the book to go viral initially.
Honestly, it's pretty ridiculous to group food and drugs together like that. It's two incredibly different systems - just because someone knows medicine, does not mean they know about food safety. And then you look at how enormously underfunded they are.
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004 they’re brought and paid for by the artificial food and medicine industry neither helps humans. True they should not be handled in the same agency, but this agency is not for consumers protection, that’s just a smoke screen to keep approving the worst practices in the world and make it appear to consumers like there’s an agency looking out for them in their game of monopoly. It’s gotta be Game Over for FDA For real trust and transparency to even begin.
there's always a big incentive, either it's money, or power, or grains, or worship It's just that the government, the institutions are supposed to direct that drive for money and regulate it, so that it has positive outcomes, and not end up in tyranny, deceit, exploitation.
Fun Fact: All those studies staying high fat food was dangerous were also funded and lobbied for by the sugar industry. So that people focused on fat/saturated fat being the diet "villain", instead of sugar. While trans fats are indeed dangerous, regular non-trans, saturated fats, and cholesterol are not actually the dietary villain we think they are. They actually serve more as necessary macro nutrients. But things like trans fats and sugar have been hidden by GRAS to great degree. Sugar is a huge industry (unlike trans fats), and has major lobbying strength. Sugar and sodium used excessively is how big corporations are keeping people sick. Travel to non north american countries for a month or longer stay, and feel it for yourself. The difference in your body and how you feel will make you disgusted by the food that is made available here.
Yes, "added sugar" is considered a massive industry, with a significant economic impact due to the widespread use of sugar in processed foods and beverages, making it a key component of many food manufacturers' revenue streams; this is often accompanied by concerns regarding the health implications of high sugar intake. Key points about the "added sugar" industry: Prevalence: Sugar is added to a vast array of food products, including soft drinks, baked goods, cereals, yogurt, sauces, and even some savory items, making it ubiquitous in the food supply. Marketing Power: Food companies heavily market sugar-laden products, often targeting children with appealing advertising campaigns. Health Concerns: Excessive sugar consumption is linked to various health issues like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, raising concerns about the industry's impact on public health. Industry Influence: The sugar industry has historically been criticiz
RDV for sodium is arguably too low. People who are at risk of hypertension and people who are sedentary should have reduced sodium but people who are active it’s not a problem. Sodium RDV has been revised down numerous times. Salt is implicated in satiety, so if you have less salt in your food it’s easier to overeat
I grew up with homemade bread, muffins, and pancakes made from wheat we ground. It was heavenly. Store bought bread either tastes chalky or is made of starch fluff. The vegetables my coworkers grow are rich and full of flavor. We Americans are being sold trash and silage.
This “investigate only after people get sick” strategy is the most detrimental in the supplement industry, through legislation like DSHEA.
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1. Supplements should be regulated as medicines. 2. Foods need stronger regulations, consistently. No more of this USDA-FDA split brain horses++t. 3. The precautionary principle needs to the prime directive of safety through regulatory compliance applied uniformly across medications, supplements, and foods.
@Redditor6079 I’m pasting this from the FDA website, because I think it’s important to look at the language used in how it’s defined: “A dietary supplement is a product intended for ingestion that, among other requirements, contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The term "dietary ingredient" includes vitamins and minerals; herbs and other botanicals; amino acids; "dietary substances" that are part of the food supply, such as enzymes and live microbials (commonly referred to as "probiotics"); and concentrates, metabolites, constituents, extracts, or combinations of any dietary ingredient from the preceding categories. There are two types of ingredients that may be used in dietary supplements: “dietary ingredients,” discussed above, and “other ingredients.” These “other ingredients” include substances such as fillers, binders, excipients, preservatives, sweeteners, and flavorings. Dietary supplements are products that are ingested - specifically, they must be swallowed - so, for example, topical or inhaled products are not supplements. Dietary supplements may be found in many forms, such as pills, tablets, capsules, gummies, softgels, liquids, and powders. They can also be in the same form as a conventional food category, such as teas or bars, but only if the product is not represented as a conventional food or as a "sole item of a meal or the diet." To be a dietary supplement, a product must also be labeled as a dietary supplement; that is, the product label must include the term "dietary supplement" or equivalent (e.g., "iron supplement" or "herbal supplement").”
Different philosophy with all due respect. The EU takes the approach of its better to be safe than sorry. Whereas the U.S. takes the approach of its better to be sorry than safe. Which one is right? I’ll let you decide!
@@R1gBoN3Gaming Then you haven't been paying attention to how ultraprocessed foods, corruption, and the corporate oligarchy have so coopted the industralized food supply chain that it cannot be trusted.
Another example of "the free market" failing. Turns out, when you commodify everything, including laws and food safety, some ghoulish psychopath will always find a way to turn human suffering into massive profit.
But "Caveat emptor" should apply to food more than anything else. If people were more concerned about consuming healthful, whole foods rather than convenience & having their ingredients curated & shipped to them by some 3rd-party company, they'd be doing their own shopping & reading labels themselves. If you don't know what an ingredient is, can't pronounce it & you're certain nobody's grandma would ever have heard of it, then you shouldn't be eating it.
@@freedomfighter4990 "Caveat emptor" is just fancy cover for predatory capitalism, blaming the consumer, and shifting costs onto the commons. Complex societies specialize: We pay the FDA to make sure our food is not poison (they are doing a bad job). "Eat what you know" is good diet advice, but niave at a national policy level.
Surely if they were that bothered just copying Europes homework would speed the process up
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Superficial duplication isn't scalable, safe, or effective. What's required is strong regulation based on the precautionary principle. If it ain't proven to be safe, it ain't.
Chicken stock that doesn’t have any chickens in it. I found this out years ago. I actually talked to one of these manufacturers. They substituted honey for chicken and he thought I was inside their industry. He said nobody knows the difference. I did, honey doesn’t taste like chicken at all. The so-called celebrity food chefs, their products are not what you think they are. The big brands use the ingredients. But, what else is in them?
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I eat a certain brand of BBQ chips because they're entirely vegan and kosher. Also, wassabi isn't made from wassabi unless it's the expensive and real kind. Olive oil is rarely just olive oil. Maple syrup is rarely maple syrup. The list goes on and on.
This "you're the test subject" approach doesn't even stop at food, tbh.
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Not the USDA, FDA, or EPA ever apply the precautionary principle except for medications. Everything else in America is involuntary Russian roulette by shifting the burden of responsibility onto an uneducated populace to prove scientifically that a specific product caused them specific harm. _"Shame on you and too bad, consumer, for not knowing tara flour included and was toxic to you. Tough luck."_
Self-regulation NEVER works. Even with the best intentions and experts. Why? Cos the one "making" something is not the one also "consuming" (also distributing, selling, etc) something. There are different expectations and needs and intentions on either side- and these 2+ sides HAVE to align and interface with each other to keep expectations matched.
Pointing fingers at the FDA and saying it needs to do better is a lost cause. People need to start educating each other and not expect the state to do it.
The FDA is like this... because Capitalism always ends up this way. Is it so hard to point the finger there?! Socialism eliminates the concentrated wealth and power that allows Lobbying- which is a huge part of the problem. It also eliminates the Profit Motive- another issue... Workplace Democracy and community ownership of businesses would help with these problems. Not fix them singlehandedly- but make them easier to fix...
@@cjay2 Being pissy about the answer doesn't make it wrong. Socialism and Capitalism exist on a spectrum and no system is purely one or the other. We already have socialist policies in our system to make it livable (social security, public education, food aid, social services) so adding more isn't revolutionary, just fixing the problems we have. Modern countries slide along the spectrum as they seek to improve life for their citizens, or ruin it for their most wealthy and powerful.
Exactly. We would benefit greatly from more socialism, especially democratic socialism. Privatization needs to be banned frankly. Everything being public goods would make the USA a much more equitable, safer, and significantly less expensive place.
The GRAS loophole is not a glitch. Lots of companies benefit from it. The tara flour example, while poignant, is not the best for understanding the immensity of benefit food corporations and big ag get from this loophole. Flavorings and dyes allow companies to produce a palatable shelf stable end product ever slightly more cheaply, which increases profit margins which ripple through the entire industry. There is simply no incentive (other than to do what is right) to eliminate that loophole. If we were to eliminate the loophole and retroactivity demand testing for current food additives, the industry would be severely impacted.
For your own good, do not come here. Call me alarmist, but the few things that supposedly keep us safe or help us seem to be eroding faster and faster. I'd leave if I could.
You really think bernie was gonna do shit? The guy paid off by medical industri you comparing to a guy thats 100 times more fit and healty and speaks truth sure your bernie fart is better...
To my understanding it’s like this with chemicals too! The burden of proof is moved to consumer and away from the manufacturer.
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Nixon's TSCA and EPA began by deciding 10k's of chemicals were allowed for strictly commercial reasons with zero evidence of safety. The precautionary principle was never a consideration.
The increases in these nebulous chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, elhers dhalos, and so many others we're probably misdiagnosing because we've not discovered them yet are going to be traced back to this period of chemical free for all. I expect we'll never find out which causes what though as there's so many it'll be impossible to pick apart all the variables. Frankly if it's possible to make a version of what you want from scratch we should all be doing so. Maybe on a local level sahms and others not in the traditional workforce can start doubling up and selling real homemade food to their neighbors without the time or inclination.
Just to clarify, Elhers Danlos sydrome is a genetic condition not a suspected autoimmune disease like fibro. For my money the increase in autoimmune conditions like Lupus, Asthma, Fibro, Parkinsons and more has it's roots in a GRAS ingredient. It's sugar in ultra processed foods and Sugar in general. We are getting too much along with many other chemicals in our ultra processed foods. I appreciate your post. Just wanted to clarify about Elhers Danlos which is something I have.
Why do? You DNC lot had your chance to fix everything going back to the Obama days. It’s clear you put no effort into fixing everything, so the republicans are here to get shit done within week 1.
I’m curious as to who or why someone just picking out random chemicals🤔 Who decides to put it in the food. Are we being experimented on? Seems real datk
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The answer is yes. In America, you must scientifically prove it was a specific chemical or ingredient in a specific food that caused a specific harm to you. This is completely adversarial, reactive, and opt-out gotcha capitalism bulls++t that is the inversion of responsibility of European countries that use the precautionary principle as the basis for regulation.
Well they're not random. The things put in food all serve a purpose unless you're going to argue that companies just like wasting money adding things to products for funsies.
And its so hard to check the ingredient label when everything you want to buy has a paragraph of ingredients, half of which are things you don't recognize.
Remove the revolving door as well. How can it be legal to work in a regulatory body such as FDA, CDC and then get a future job in an industry you were recently regulating.
If you have a specialty that's needed at the FDA, then logically you'd work in that same specialty in the private sector if you ever leave. Government jobs pay terribly, thus the revolving door.
Isn't a major problem with FDA funding and heavy lobbying. By keeping FDA underfunded enough that it is slow to approve anything, the industry can lobby for exceptions for everything through politics.
Peer Review? Most of you don't even know what that is. You think it's when someone reads your science paper agrees with it and signs off on it. That is NOT peer review and because so many think that and it's allowed Real peer review does not take place. Real peer review is when another scientist actually uses the scientific method to validate the claims made in the paper they read which means recreating the experiment that shows the cause and effect relationship. Reason why it's not done is because the peer review industry is ripe with pseudoscience and fraud so companies can push garbage through for profit.
Peer review and replication are different things. Peer review is people reviewing research papers to determine if the methodology is sound, and replication is actually trying to replicate the research to see if you get the same results.
@@FilzupBilburp NO You simply cannot read a paper to determine if methodology is correct - We ALREADY Have established Methodology everyone is supposed to use and it's called The Scientific Method. There is Only ONE Scientific Method. If people aren't using it in biology which is a field of Natural Science and requires use of the Scientific Method they are starting off Wrong to begin with. So determining a proper methodology need Not be done at all because It's already established. - That will Do NOTHING to validate the cause and effect claim of the paper. The replication you speak of Is part of the peer review process that is being ignored.
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This is a direct result of a lack of the precautionary principle in the US. This is crazy.
The best thing I ever did was switch to eating organic whole foods including eliminating restaurant meals (which are one step up from fast food just more expensive). The reason there is not more oversight is the same reason why we treat disease symptoms and not root causes. People trust government erroneously, you have to follow the money.
We often spend a month at a time in Spain. I always feel better there, than here. The food is "clean" there. First time we went, we couldn't find the "soup" isle. We asked a woman that spoke English, and she said "you have to make it yourself". NO SOUP ISLE. Okay. The crap we in America allow. In our food. WTF
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You're extrapolating a partially correct solution based on an local idiosyncrasy where people have the time and luxury to cook. There's nothing wrong with low sodium, organic vegetable soup in an enamel non-BPA can.
And the other reason we love Spain is the attitude about life. And the "speed" of the way folks take their time. Things like coming together, for a meal. Time should not be a "luxury", and cooking shouldn't be a luxury either. We Americans spend all our days on some other persons treadmill. Lot's of other countries think we're nuts, and they may be correct. Thx for your response. Have a great day.
I never "Rest Assured " ... I also never trust anyone who ever says "Rest Assured" in their language means you are NOT SAFE or ASSURED... they ALSO GRAS WOOD CHIPS .... .so honestly Icant
He has also flipped on many major issues that he had different opinions on less than a year ago…what does that tell you about his values and integrity?
Corporate food is food in the same way a spaceship is a mode of transportation. Technically true but utterly missing the point.
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The knee-jerk response shouldn't be to suggest "grow your own everything" because that's pointless. The proper response is to DEMAND effective REGULATION.
Other countries actually do their own research and don't rely on corporations. Yeah but regulations are the problem. Oh, get prepared for this problem to get even worse and for more people to get sick and ☠️. No, I've literally had doctors tell me to move abroad if I can bc it will likely fix all my issues or at least make it better.
another reason no one should eat processed food. i grow 90% of my own food. get rid of your damned lawn and grow food. plenty of channels here show you how to. be more independent, frugal, physically active, and healthy. live well🙂
That would be amazing but unfortunately not everyone can grow their food. Most people don’t have a lawn or plenty of space to grow. But I do agree everyone needs to stop eating processed foods.
@@mcdonaldtrump7635 clearly, i was not talking to those without lawns. the problem is that most people are not taking advantage of what they have and expect others to save them.
@@lovesthewind really? and why is that? do you suppose that if a large number of people demanded to be able to put in gardens any city would be able to stop it? the problem is that people are not using their resources. i am not talking about people who do not have the resources. my message is clearly to those who do and are not using them. as for self-righteousness, i seem to have triggered a guilty conscience here. i suggest you put aside your issues and help yourself because things are about to get pretty bad real soon and food will be hard to get. forgive me for trying to help you. perhaps you will remember me when you are starving because there is no food and the system is failing apart around you because you are likely to experience this in the next 2 decades if you are still alive. live well🙂
@@AlsanPine you’re calling him triggered for calling you self righteous when in your reply you said “remember me when you’re going to suffer” lol. So unaware
Easy solution, yet hard to implement, don't consume any kind of process foods. Only eat whole food. As I said, easy solution, but hard to implement. It can be done, though.
Basically, the FDA's philosophy is "if it's not demonstrably dangerous for health, it may be sold". In the EU (to take an example), the approach taken by regulating agencies is "if it's not shown to be safe, it doesn't go on people's plates or skin". While the latter is actually impossible to prove, it's an aspiration which translates to safer products in grocery stores.
Tara flour is kind of a bad example, as it can be considered safe if produced correctly. (The shell if the tara seed is toxic.) It is considered a safe additive (E410) in the EU.
The reality is you don't want the government to be efficient, you want them to do a good job. Otherwise, you'll spend trillions fixing the problem later.
Love your videos! Hey a good topic I feel that doesn’t get so much attention is “lifetime” products not being really lifetime. Would be nice to see more people be educated how the meaning of the word “lifetime” is being twisted to trick consumers who don’t decide to read a package of legal paperwork before they signup for a product.
When will the government learn that companies will NEVER self-regulate! Companies need not to exist for awhile. Everything needs to be brutally regulated to keep us all safe and healthy. Regulations save lives!!
The government is more concerned about the economy & catering to corporations than the health of its people. At least, that’s the way it’s always seemed to be from my perspective.
Lobbying needs to be made illegal.
The general public trusting the “science” needs to be made illegal.
Immediately.
Yeah, it's shafting us all nowadays. Sometimes even the rich lol.
@@Rock_Appreciator Yeah, but unlike the rest of us the rich DESERVE to be shafted💯
I dunno, I live in a country where lobbying is illegal, there are no lobbying firms. But the rich guys get their way regardless. The lobbying firms are replaced by thinktanks and their 'model legislation' seems to turn into actual laws every time they want it. I'm not sure if the American system is worse, at least it's visible and regulated. But they should definitely reduce the number of people allowed to be lobbyists, it's ridiculous seeing hundreds of them swarming all over the capitol every day.
“Stop making it easy for corporations to poison us” is a basic mandate and yet they struggle.
and present it as a "personal choice", it's the "land of freedom" blah blah
They can't curb their greedy corruption. It's like they are addicted to it.
because corporations buy off our legislators
Money makes the world go round. Oh and power. Enough that people dying is a risk they'll take until they're exposed as doing so and HAVE to change by mandate.
@@AprileB-t1t You could move to Europe.
Trump has been complaining that the EU won't import American food. Well, this is why.
Yeah, I'm waiting for Chump to threaten tariffs against EU countries for not allowing enough American ultra-processed crap into their food supply.
Trump also said in that same sentence that RFK has said that some ingredients shouldn't be there and maybe we should look at that. I don't know if he'll do it and actually get RFK into the cabinet position, but he did mention that we have troublesome ingredients in our foods. I know I listened to that same thing and I was looking for him to say that or if he didn't say it. I think Trump is mostly all talk sadly.
Canada has the à lot of the same foods and yet quite different ingredients because they are not allowed to use many of the dyes. Also the sugar levels are much lower.
@@nickmagrick7702You “think”
What does he have to do in order for you to see ?
Felonies, fake university scams, bankrupt companies, Epsteins best bud..
You are either blind or uninformed.
@@nickmagrick7702the problem will be if he targets ingredients like those mentioned ine video, or if he'll go after regulations because the worm told him bear meat needs to be on every grocery store shrlf.
When other countries won't accept our food, something has to be done.
To force those countries to accept our food
Just stop eating the crap. Simple.
@Astaghfirullah-10 , I assume that's sarcasm, but under Trump would be considered a brilliant idea, in Trump would say it's the best idea ever.
Eitherway, it wouldn't work anyway, most people in the EU/Europe just wouldn't buy US food because we know just how unhealthy/dangerous so many food products from the US are. That's not to say the EU/Eurpope doesn't have unhealthy food, it does, but for the most part it is not dangerous/life threatening (I will note that long term exposure of some foods can lead to some potential health risks).
@@Astaghfirullah-10 that's certainly what Trump is trying to do through the threat of tariffs but you can't force people to eat something they don't want.
Yeah, I'm super disappointed with the ending of this video. The FDA doesn't need to do a ton of research. All we have to do is ask Canada, New Zealand and the EU. They've already done the studies. There's no point in repeating them.
America is the worlds best example that expecting profit-driven companies (the market) to self police and regulate is a one way street to bad things happening
Monopolies need big government not free markets. People who fear free markets fear the consequences of their own choices. Fear is exploited by big government and big business.
@@jackstiles458 Would anti-trust action not be considered "big government"? Monopolies are the ultimate outcome under an unregulated, "free market" Capitalist economy
Both of your assertions can be true simultaneously. The fallacy is that we need big government and big business in order to combat one against the other. When in reality, crippling both, preventing both from having massive overreach, is essential for liberty and basic human dignity.
unfortunately so many americans buy into the idea that private businesses are better, when the issue is that all of our government institutions are underfunded
@@jackstiles458 free market would be ok if monopolies were broken up. It’s the combination of the two that lets them do whatever they want and screw consumers.
I so appreciate Europe caring about its people - both in food and in cosmetics. I feel so angry at our country.
Are you great yet, america?
They care bc otherwise the damage to health done by bad or dangerous food will impact their socialized medicine costs. Cheaper to keep people healthy by disallowing bad foods. Still, shame on food companies who enjoy the privileges and security of being located in the USA but have no problem their fellow Americans eating foods they can’t produce for other countries.
Europe cares about its people? then why have they imported millions of immigrants that are destroying their cultures and harassing women?
the idea that a company can simply say "nuh-uh" to the FDA looking into an ingredient and then SELL IT ANYWAY!?! this is the most insane part of this whole story I think.
We can refuse to buy it. That's why.
Wait until you read about the FDA and pharmaceutical drugs… I wouldn’t take ANYTHING brought to market after the late 90s.
@@MrPhotodocHow would anyone know to refuse to buy it? If you'd read Tara Flour on an ingredients list, would you have known to avoid it? Dangerous ingredients shouldn't be allowed in the first place.
FDA has no teeth, moves like a dinosaur, and is not on the consumers side. Mega bribe taking in that mega industry. So many chemicals in our industrial food! Millennials getting intestinal cancers, and those were not being found until stage 3-4, because symptoms were ignored due to the younger age group. If you have a uterus, you get extra medical gaslighting; because they attribute everything in the abdomen to a menstrual issue. So it can't hurt that bad, right? 😡...🤬!
If it’s being put on the market, some people are probably going to _eat_ it
I'm an American who visited Europe a few years back. I was worried about traveling due to all my digestive issues - and I eat very little processed food. I spent a few weeks in Europe. The entire time I had zero digestive issues. I got noticeably healthier. And then I returned home. And all my issues returned.
Eating organic stuff and fresh stuff is your best net in the USA, even then you can't be completely sure.
I had the same worries and experience visiting Cambodia…. The U.S. food supply is a trash fire.
@@pvmanisggoorgh3377 Agreed. And I do. I avoid processed food, I cannot drink the milk here (but European milk doesn't bother me a bit), and I make as much as I can from scratch. When I have the energy, I even grow some things. It's sad that our food chain is so bad.
I honestly wish I could find the will to fast more often. I'm not the primary shopper in my household, so I eat what I get. I can't exaggerate enough just how sick random food makes me.
I'm 100% sober now, but the only relief I could ever find was from eating absolutely nothing all day. Since I never know what it is that makes me sick.
Hopefully he was saying “unsightly oil on top of peanut butter” ironically. Consumer perceptions are part of the problem. Oil on top of peanut butter is natural and normal.
Exactly. Pretty but tasteless vegetables are also another consequence of consumer ignorance.
Even still, I'd like to know what safe and healthy (emulsifier?) could be used to reduce the need to stir.
Natural peanut butter, the kind made only of peanuts with just a pinch of salt, is the best. I put natural peanut butter in the refrigerator. That helps to slow the oil separation.
The education system is also corrupt
I put my nut butter jar upside down in a cup.
Learn to stir.
The FDA is a _political_ organization, not a _scientific_ one. Once you understand that distinction, everything they do makes total sense. Also, the GRAS rule was established in 1997, not 1950. The GRAS rule was created by Michael Taylor, a revolving door _lawyer_ for Monsanto, to the extreme benefit of Monsanto. Michael Taylor is the sole person responsible for multiple crimes against humanity.
Red vs. Blue doesn't matter. It's all about GREEN
It’s too bad most people are infatuated with red or blue and faces of politicians instead of change.
It’s all about the green like you said.
100% truth 👍
Soylant green
RFK Jr gives me hope.
@@deanog2577 RFK jr wants to make polio great again!!
The biggest thing I miss about European Union are their food standards.
Whenever I have gone to the eu, all my digestive issues go away within a day. This makes me want to relocate over there. I just need some digestive peace
@@camiller4916 It's an incredible feeling, I'm Canadian and I have to watch out for anything I eat when at home, while abroad, I often forget and feel free to eat things without being scared of the repercussions
And fewer cases of mass shootings.
My friend moved into an upscale assisted living facility a few weeks ago. She has had bad digestive problems ever since. The food is delicious, beautifully presented, ultra processed junk. She is trapped in a very expensive luxury jail.
My MIL’s nursing home is not much better. There’s not even presentation of food. All American junk food, burgers, mushy looking meats, frozen or canned veg reheated, always there’s a low quality dinner roll and brownies. She never wanted to eat anything but her weight remains constant. If that’s not an evil empire to keep you alive in misery, I don’t know what!
Just stop eating the crap. Simple.
sounds like school food in the usa
There’s nothing safe anymore. It is insane.
home grown / locally grown to know if it's safe
@@alexmarvin3093 Even then, there's microplastics inside everything and depending on where you buy seeds/livestock from, they could already be genetically modified. Truly nothing is safe.
Hasnt been for a long time.
we grow our own fruits, veggies, and herbs and attend local farmers markets for meat, fish, and other fruits and veggies we dont grow. its safe. learn how to do that yourself or accept the consequences of consuming a billionaire corporation's food.
@@alexmarvin3093true but we need to still keep corporations in check
I hope people continue to wake up from corporate lies
We all gotta eat. That's why they get away with so much.
.....and then what?
Their pockets are deeper, and they live in a better neighborhood. 😅
No one cares.
$$$$ talks
@@MrPhotodoc, true, you do, but you can buy thr healthier food and leave the ob iously unhealthy/dangerous foods full of dodgy chemicals and ingredients. I know you can't just scan the i gradients of every product while shopping, but you can certainly look out for certain ingredients with research showing the risks/dangers of certain ingredients and avoid foods containing them. If everyone or least a significant percentage of the population did this, it would force manufacturers of food to change
The American people won't ever wake up. They have made it abundantly clear that they prefer to live in a comfortable lie rather than deal with reality.
Too late!
I'm reading "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair right now. It feels shockingly relevant right now with the garbage food additives and starvation wages.
That book was highly influential when it was published to improve slaughterhouse conditions. This type of writing/journalism was called "muckraking" because they were raking up the muck of capitalism.
@victoriabaker4400 Yup, I realized that I'd never actually read it despite wanting to since high school. I'll be making sure my kids read it once they're mature enough for it to fully hit home.
Everyone should read that book.
_"It's impossible to get someone to understand something when their salary, lifestyle, or greed depends on their not understanding it."_ - updated for the 21st century
@@victoriabaker4400 The book did become highly influential, but initially it was due to wealthy and middle class Americans being horrified by what was included in the slaughtered meat they consumed. The end result was to regulate the meat packing plants.
Upton Sinclair wrote the book to highlight the poor labor conditions, but that wasn’t what caused the book to go viral initially.
The F in FDA is silent.
some people who worked there mistakenly called it the federal drug administration
Honestly, it's pretty ridiculous to group food and drugs together like that. It's two incredibly different systems - just because someone knows medicine, does not mean they know about food safety.
And then you look at how enormously underfunded they are.
Their motto is it’s better to be sorry than safe
@@j2simpso better to apologize than not to benefit financially in the first place
@@foolishlyfoolhardy6004
they’re brought and paid for by the artificial food and medicine industry neither helps humans. True they should not be handled in the same agency, but this agency is not for consumers protection, that’s just a smoke screen to keep approving the worst practices in the world and make it appear to consumers like there’s an agency looking out for them in their game of monopoly.
It’s gotta be Game Over for FDA
For real trust and transparency to even begin.
They are crying right now at the thought of being held accountable about many things.
💯
Are you kidding? They are getting rid of anyone accountable. The least accountable person in world history is at the top.
this country is sooooo profit driven. the sole reason for anything here is money. and i hate it.
there's always a big incentive, either it's money, or power, or grains, or worship
It's just that the government, the institutions are supposed to direct that drive for money and regulate it, so that it has positive outcomes, and not end up in tyranny, deceit, exploitation.
Spot on. We are a corporation not a country.
Fun Fact: All those studies staying high fat food was dangerous were also funded and lobbied for by the sugar industry. So that people focused on fat/saturated fat being the diet "villain", instead of sugar. While trans fats are indeed dangerous, regular non-trans, saturated fats, and cholesterol are not actually the dietary villain we think they are. They actually serve more as necessary macro nutrients. But things like trans fats and sugar have been hidden by GRAS to great degree. Sugar is a huge industry (unlike trans fats), and has major lobbying strength. Sugar and sodium used excessively is how big corporations are keeping people sick. Travel to non north american countries for a month or longer stay, and feel it for yourself. The difference in your body and how you feel will make you disgusted by the food that is made available here.
Thank you for spreading the truth
Yes, "added sugar" is considered a massive industry, with a significant economic impact due to the widespread use of sugar in processed foods and beverages, making it a key component of many food manufacturers' revenue streams; this is often accompanied by concerns regarding the health implications of high sugar intake.
Key points about the "added sugar" industry:
Prevalence:
Sugar is added to a vast array of food products, including soft drinks, baked goods, cereals, yogurt, sauces, and even some savory items, making it ubiquitous in the food supply.
Marketing Power:
Food companies heavily market sugar-laden products, often targeting children with appealing advertising campaigns.
Health Concerns:
Excessive sugar consumption is linked to various health issues like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, raising concerns about the industry's impact on public health.
Industry Influence:
The sugar industry has historically been criticiz
The “bliss point” theory about added salt is a myth. It’s added to hide a metallic taste that is inherent to industrial manufacturing.
Always happens when I travel outside the US. I feel much better even tho’ I eat everything like it’s my last meal. Never gain weight, always feel good
RDV for sodium is arguably too low. People who are at risk of hypertension and people who are sedentary should have reduced sodium but people who are active it’s not a problem. Sodium RDV has been revised down numerous times. Salt is implicated in satiety, so if you have less salt in your food it’s easier to overeat
"The system is rigged towards ignorance." Period.
Best practice is to prepare food yourself from whole ingredients.
Environmental Working Group can be helpful.
I grew up with homemade bread, muffins, and pancakes made from wheat we ground. It was heavenly. Store bought bread either tastes chalky or is made of starch fluff. The vegetables my coworkers grow are rich and full of flavor. We Americans are being sold trash and silage.
okay, where do you buy those? unless YOU grow it?
@@RussellD11 Growing is best. Farmers market is an option. Basically, you could bake your own bread.
@@truecatholic1 Not scalable and not reasonable. The simpler approach is division of labor, specialization of trade, and to REGULATE.
@@RussellD11 Nowhere. Not in America. There's almost no reason to participate in civilization if it offers no net benefits.
This “investigate only after people get sick” strategy is the most detrimental in the supplement industry, through legislation like DSHEA.
1. Supplements should be regulated as medicines.
2. Foods need stronger regulations, consistently. No more of this USDA-FDA split brain horses++t.
3. The precautionary principle needs to the prime directive of safety through regulatory compliance applied uniformly across medications, supplements, and foods.
It fits their motto of it’s better to be sorry than safe
All boxed cereal was making me sick to my stomach. Stopped eating all cereals, instantly felt better
Define a supplement.
@Redditor6079 I’m pasting this from the FDA website, because I think it’s important to look at the language used in how it’s defined:
“A dietary supplement is a product intended for ingestion that, among other requirements, contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The term "dietary ingredient" includes vitamins and minerals; herbs and other botanicals; amino acids; "dietary substances" that are part of the food supply, such as enzymes and live microbials (commonly referred to as "probiotics"); and concentrates, metabolites, constituents, extracts, or combinations of any dietary ingredient from the preceding categories.
There are two types of ingredients that may be used in dietary supplements: “dietary ingredients,” discussed above, and “other ingredients.” These “other ingredients” include substances such as fillers, binders, excipients, preservatives, sweeteners, and flavorings.
Dietary supplements are products that are ingested - specifically, they must be swallowed - so, for example, topical or inhaled products are not supplements. Dietary supplements may be found in many forms, such as pills, tablets, capsules, gummies, softgels, liquids, and powders. They can also be in the same form as a conventional food category, such as teas or bars, but only if the product is not represented as a conventional food or as a "sole item of a meal or the diet." To be a dietary supplement, a product must also be labeled as a dietary supplement; that is, the product label must include the term "dietary supplement" or equivalent (e.g., "iron supplement" or "herbal supplement").”
Thank you for the call out for Bernie and Kennedy. I think it's important to show that there are good people out there trying to make positive change.
Not a problem in the EU. Thier approved ingredients list is much narrower than FDA
Different philosophy with all due respect. The EU takes the approach of its better to be safe than sorry. Whereas the U.S. takes the approach of its better to be sorry than safe. Which one is right? I’ll let you decide!
At this point Ive come to the conclusion if its sold at Walmart, I probably shouldnt be eating it.
Why is that?
The number 1 sold item at walmart is banannas
What are your thoughts about beans?
@@PraisethesunsonToxic bananas
@@R1gBoN3Gaming Then you haven't been paying attention to how ultraprocessed foods, corruption, and the corporate oligarchy have so coopted the industralized food supply chain that it cannot be trusted.
It seems most laws and regulations in the US has some kind of legal loopholes favouring corporate world.
Political donations and lobbyist. Follow the money.
Yep!!!
Look who's freaking out about RFK Jr the most. Listen to the insane questions they choose to ask him.
Right up to Trump and Elon.
@@maxwell_edison do you know what this is going to cost you?
Another example of "the free market" failing. Turns out, when you commodify everything, including laws and food safety, some ghoulish psychopath will always find a way to turn human suffering into massive profit.
But "Caveat emptor" should apply to food more than anything else. If people were more concerned about consuming healthful, whole foods rather than convenience & having their ingredients curated & shipped to them by some 3rd-party company, they'd be doing their own shopping & reading labels themselves. If you don't know what an ingredient is, can't pronounce it & you're certain nobody's grandma would ever have heard of it, then you shouldn't be eating it.
your comment reflects the reason why this country gets everything it deserves.
@@freedomfighter4990 "Caveat emptor" is just fancy cover for predatory capitalism, blaming the consumer, and shifting costs onto the commons. Complex societies specialize: We pay the FDA to make sure our food is not poison (they are doing a bad job). "Eat what you know" is good diet advice, but niave at a national policy level.
What you are complaining about are corpertism, not the free market.
There is nothing free about our market.
My daughter had stomach problems. Through military lived in Italy for 3years. Stomach problems gone.. No country wants our food. Unless your starving.
Surely if they were that bothered just copying Europes homework would speed the process up
Superficial duplication isn't scalable, safe, or effective. What's required is strong regulation based on the precautionary principle. If it ain't proven to be safe, it ain't.
You try to convince America to use someone else' system.
They still use the Imperial Measurements....
That's the method they use in Europe.
I wouldn't be surprised if they received kickbacks from hospitals given that extra business they give each other
@SimGunther You know that has GOT to be what they're doing. One filthy hand dirties the other.
Cover what foods are banned in Europe, and why they're allowed in the US.
Europe has done alot of the work for us, we need to follow their lead.
Chicken stock that doesn’t have any chickens in it. I found this out years ago. I actually talked to one of these manufacturers. They substituted honey for chicken and he thought I was inside their industry. He said nobody knows the difference. I did, honey doesn’t taste like chicken at all. The so-called celebrity food chefs, their products are not what you think they are. The big brands use the ingredients. But, what else is in them?
I eat a certain brand of BBQ chips because they're entirely vegan and kosher.
Also, wassabi isn't made from wassabi unless it's the expensive and real kind.
Olive oil is rarely just olive oil.
Maple syrup is rarely maple syrup.
The list goes on and on.
It seems like you can do anything in this country as long as you have money.
Its honestly ludicrous that food can be sold regardless of the FDA's approval.
This "you're the test subject" approach doesn't even stop at food, tbh.
Not the USDA, FDA, or EPA ever apply the precautionary principle except for medications. Everything else in America is involuntary Russian roulette by shifting the burden of responsibility onto an uneducated populace to prove scientifically that a specific product caused them specific harm. _"Shame on you and too bad, consumer, for not knowing tara flour included and was toxic to you. Tough luck."_
I seriously wish more people subscribed to this channel. Y'all do the deep dives of how unregulated capitalism screws us over repeatedly.
Self-regulation NEVER works.
Even with the best intentions and experts. Why? Cos the one "making" something is not the one also "consuming" (also distributing, selling, etc) something. There are different expectations and needs and intentions on either side- and these 2+ sides HAVE to align and interface with each other to keep expectations matched.
Pointing fingers at the FDA and saying it needs to do better is a lost cause. People need to start educating each other and not expect the state to do it.
The FDA is like this... because Capitalism always ends up this way. Is it so hard to point the finger there?!
Socialism eliminates the concentrated wealth and power that allows Lobbying- which is a huge part of the problem. It also eliminates the Profit Motive- another issue...
Workplace Democracy and community ownership of businesses would help with these problems. Not fix them singlehandedly- but make them easier to fix...
Oh shut up. Socialism. Sure thing dude. We're all 'equal'. Even those who can't even think.
@@cjay2 Being pissy about the answer doesn't make it wrong. Socialism and Capitalism exist on a spectrum and no system is purely one or the other. We already have socialist policies in our system to make it livable (social security, public education, food aid, social services) so adding more isn't revolutionary, just fixing the problems we have. Modern countries slide along the spectrum as they seek to improve life for their citizens, or ruin it for their most wealthy and powerful.
Exactly. We would benefit greatly from more socialism, especially democratic socialism. Privatization needs to be banned frankly. Everything being public goods would make the USA a much more equitable, safer, and significantly less expensive place.
Lol socialist gullible idiots talking blaming economy system for again waht the gorv fails to do...
EU food needs to be safe before they're allowed to sell it.
I suggest you get your food only from the EU from now on.
The GRAS loophole is not a glitch. Lots of companies benefit from it. The tara flour example, while poignant, is not the best for understanding the immensity of benefit food corporations and big ag get from this loophole. Flavorings and dyes allow companies to produce a palatable shelf stable end product ever slightly more cheaply, which increases profit margins which ripple through the entire industry. There is simply no incentive (other than to do what is right) to eliminate that loophole. If we were to eliminate the loophole and retroactivity demand testing for current food additives, the industry would be severely impacted.
I can’t believe what goes on in the USA it’s beyond belief
Every MPU video I watch does more to convince me that America is just straight up not safe to travel to.
Travel to? Try living in. I'd like to escape if I could afford it.
For your own good, do not come here.
Call me alarmist, but the few things that supposedly keep us safe or help us seem to be eroding faster and faster. I'd leave if I could.
Toxic US food supply
Stop eating the crap.
Do we really think RFK Jr is going to fix this problem? When Bernie couldn’t
Bernie is a lying politician. And not very intelligent either.
You really think bernie was gonna do shit? The guy paid off by medical industri you comparing to a guy thats 100 times more fit and healty and speaks truth sure your bernie fart is better...
I've never trusted food labels if it contains more than 3 to 5 plain ingredients
To my understanding it’s like this with chemicals too! The burden of proof is moved to consumer and away from the manufacturer.
Nixon's TSCA and EPA began by deciding 10k's of chemicals were allowed for strictly commercial reasons with zero evidence of safety. The precautionary principle was never a consideration.
The increases in these nebulous chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, elhers dhalos, and so many others we're probably misdiagnosing because we've not discovered them yet are going to be traced back to this period of chemical free for all. I expect we'll never find out which causes what though as there's so many it'll be impossible to pick apart all the variables. Frankly if it's possible to make a version of what you want from scratch we should all be doing so. Maybe on a local level sahms and others not in the traditional workforce can start doubling up and selling real homemade food to their neighbors without the time or inclination.
Just to clarify, Elhers Danlos sydrome is a genetic condition not a suspected autoimmune disease like fibro.
For my money the increase in autoimmune conditions like Lupus, Asthma, Fibro, Parkinsons and more has it's roots in a GRAS ingredient. It's sugar in ultra processed foods and Sugar in general. We are getting too much along with many other chemicals in our ultra processed foods. I appreciate your post. Just wanted to clarify about Elhers Danlos which is something I have.
Pay to play politics will never resolve American issues
Yes. Yes. Yes. I am so glad ya’ll made an easily digestible video so I can just send it to folks instead of trying to explain it. Thank you!
You cant trust the food, you eat.....let that sink in!
Corruption at every turn. Remember, it’s up and down.
Anybody that thinks that Robert Kennedy Jr there is going to do anything good is off their rocker
This channel has rendered itself not credible just based on featuring that non-entity. What is this, the anti-vax, pro drug addict YT channel?
Hard to make it any worse given the existing approach is: It’s better to be sorry than safe
Why do? You DNC lot had your chance to fix everything going back to the Obama days. It’s clear you put no effort into fixing everything, so the republicans are here to get shit done within week 1.
I’m curious as to who or why someone just picking out random chemicals🤔
Who decides to put it in the food. Are we being experimented on?
Seems real datk
The answer is yes. In America, you must scientifically prove it was a specific chemical or ingredient in a specific food that caused a specific harm to you. This is completely adversarial, reactive, and opt-out gotcha capitalism bulls++t that is the inversion of responsibility of European countries that use the precautionary principle as the basis for regulation.
Well they're not random. The things put in food all serve a purpose unless you're going to argue that companies just like wasting money adding things to products for funsies.
this is exactly why i stopped eating anything that i didn't make myself, and from scratch, and usually from my own back yard garden.
And its so hard to check the ingredient label when everything you want to buy has a paragraph of ingredients, half of which are things you don't recognize.
Laws allowing Congress to participate in the stock market.
This bill with either not pass or get watered down cause the government is spineless towards big business & lobbyists.
You know what a boycott is, right? But, your apathy will win out.
Remove the revolving door as well. How can it be legal to work in a regulatory body such as FDA, CDC and then get a future job in an industry you were recently regulating.
If you have a specialty that's needed at the FDA, then logically you'd work in that same specialty in the private sector if you ever leave. Government jobs pay terribly, thus the revolving door.
Isn't a major problem with FDA funding and heavy lobbying. By keeping FDA underfunded enough that it is slow to approve anything, the industry can lobby for exceptions for everything through politics.
Its not just food, also supplements and cosmetics
Simple...If man made it, don't eat it.
Peer Review? Most of you don't even know what that is. You think it's when someone reads your science paper agrees with it and signs off on it. That is NOT peer review and because so many think that and it's allowed Real peer review does not take place. Real peer review is when another scientist actually uses the scientific method to validate the claims made in the paper they read which means recreating the experiment that shows the cause and effect relationship. Reason why it's not done is because the peer review industry is ripe with pseudoscience and fraud so companies can push garbage through for profit.
Peer review and replication are different things. Peer review is people reviewing research papers to determine if the methodology is sound, and replication is actually trying to replicate the research to see if you get the same results.
@@FilzupBilburp NO You simply cannot read a paper to determine if methodology is correct - We ALREADY Have established Methodology everyone is supposed to use and it's called The Scientific Method. There is Only ONE Scientific Method. If people aren't using it in biology which is a field of Natural Science and requires use of the Scientific Method they are starting off Wrong to begin with. So determining a proper methodology need Not be done at all because It's already established. - That will Do NOTHING to validate the cause and effect claim of the paper. The replication you speak of Is part of the peer review process that is being ignored.
This is a direct result of a lack of the precautionary principle in the US. This is crazy.
How many former FDA officials have cushy, high paid "consulting" or "board member" positions at the companies they used to "regulate"?
Your videos are so well done. Really clear and well argued
The best thing I ever did was switch to eating organic whole foods including eliminating restaurant meals (which are one step up from fast food just more expensive). The reason there is not more oversight is the same reason why we treat disease symptoms and not root causes. People trust government erroneously, you have to follow the money.
Exactly!
This is the reason I originally followed More Perfect Union.
I never thought the words “grass panel” would be so unfun
😂😂😂
GRAS, not grass.
Sorry, speech to text didn’t get the joke either
Try. Close Gras down.. period.
We often spend a month at a time in Spain. I always feel better there, than here. The food is "clean" there. First time we went, we couldn't find the "soup" isle. We asked a woman that spoke English, and she said "you have to make it yourself". NO SOUP ISLE. Okay. The crap we in America allow. In our food. WTF
You're extrapolating a partially correct solution based on an local idiosyncrasy where people have the time and luxury to cook. There's nothing wrong with low sodium, organic vegetable soup in an enamel non-BPA can.
Just stop eating the crap. Simple.
And the other reason we love Spain is the attitude about life. And the "speed" of the way folks take their time. Things like coming together, for a meal. Time should not be a "luxury", and cooking shouldn't be a luxury either. We Americans spend all our days on some other persons treadmill. Lot's of other countries think we're nuts, and they may be correct. Thx for your response. Have a great day.
I just don’t understand this country.
I never "Rest Assured " ... I also never trust anyone who ever says "Rest Assured" in their language means you are NOT SAFE or ASSURED... they ALSO GRAS WOOD CHIPS .... .so honestly Icant
Exactly.
I don't 100% agree with RFK Jr., but I do believe he will take on the FDA and help fix the problems with our food supply
Keep dreaming , he will give them more power
@@DLCS-2 I have a dream...
You’ve seen him respond to a basic panel of questions about his position, right? He barely even knows what his responsibilities are
He has also flipped on many major issues that he had different opinions on less than a year ago…what does that tell you about his values and integrity?
unbelievably, this will only get worse as trumpet continues to attack the fda
Comments for engagement, more people need to see this!
Corporate food is food in the same way a spaceship is a mode of transportation.
Technically true but utterly missing the point.
The knee-jerk response shouldn't be to suggest "grow your own everything" because that's pointless. The proper response is to DEMAND effective REGULATION.
Other countries actually do their own research and don't rely on corporations. Yeah but regulations are the problem. Oh, get prepared for this problem to get even worse and for more people to get sick and ☠️. No, I've literally had doctors tell me to move abroad if I can bc it will likely fix all my issues or at least make it better.
another reason no one should eat processed food. i grow 90% of my own food. get rid of your damned lawn and grow food. plenty of channels here show you how to. be more independent, frugal, physically active, and healthy. live well🙂
That would be amazing but unfortunately not everyone can grow their food. Most people don’t have a lawn or plenty of space to grow. But I do agree everyone needs to stop eating processed foods.
@@mcdonaldtrump7635 clearly, i was not talking to those without lawns. the problem is that most people are not taking advantage of what they have and expect others to save them.
@@lovesthewind really? and why is that? do you suppose that if a large number of people demanded to be able to put in gardens any city would be able to stop it? the problem is that people are not using their resources. i am not talking about people who do not have the resources. my message is clearly to those who do and are not using them. as for self-righteousness, i seem to have triggered a guilty conscience here. i suggest you put aside your issues and help yourself because things are about to get pretty bad real soon and food will be hard to get. forgive me for trying to help you. perhaps you will remember me when you are starving because there is no food and the system is failing apart around you because you are likely to experience this in the next 2 decades if you are still alive. live well🙂
@@AlsanPine you’re calling him triggered for calling you self righteous when in your reply you said “remember me when you’re going to suffer” lol. So unaware
@@mcdonaldtrump7635 not only that, a homegrown crop requires so much maintenance, really too much for one person to handle
Right. Not everything should be a scam.
Easy solution, yet hard to implement, don't consume any kind of process foods. Only eat whole food. As I said, easy solution, but hard to implement. It can be done, though.
Basically, the FDA's philosophy is "if it's not demonstrably dangerous for health, it may be sold". In the EU (to take an example), the approach taken by regulating agencies is "if it's not shown to be safe, it doesn't go on people's plates or skin". While the latter is actually impossible to prove, it's an aspiration which translates to safer products in grocery stores.
Tara flour is kind of a bad example, as it can be considered safe if produced correctly. (The shell if the tara seed is toxic.)
It is considered a safe additive (E410) in the EU.
E410 is locust bean gum, made from another plant. Tara gum is also a thing and considered safe, but made from a different part of the seed
Thank you so much for all the work you guys put into this video.
we the people love to see this
The reality is you don't want the government to be efficient, you want them to do a good job. Otherwise, you'll spend trillions fixing the problem later.
Thank you, MPU
I use a app to scane food labels and it tells me if uts risky or not its called YUKA
And its free
Yuka is good but could be better. I wish it classified foods by the type of oil it has, like seed oils vs extra virgin olive oil.
@@jer1776why is that an important bit of information?
You're crazy if you place your faith in some app containing rando, superficial data.
Keep in mind it is over the company approved list on the back.
When something better comes along, they can switch to that.
Thank you.
I’m tired of being a living test subject.
Exactly! All for some big corporations that dgaf about you and only see you as a walking dollar I'm sick of these evil f*cks
This is exactly why many European countries have strong regulations that are based on the precautionary principle.
Excellent investigation, thank you!
Love your videos! Hey a good topic I feel that doesn’t get so much attention is “lifetime” products not being really lifetime. Would be nice to see more people be educated how the meaning of the word “lifetime” is being twisted to trick consumers who don’t decide to read a package of legal paperwork before they signup for a product.
When will the government learn that companies will NEVER self-regulate! Companies need not to exist for awhile. Everything needs to be brutally regulated to keep us all safe and healthy. Regulations save lives!!
"No smoking gun on why the FDA is like this" "lacks the funding and resoueces" hey I found why the fda sucks at its job
The government is more concerned about the economy & catering to corporations than the health of its people. At least, that’s the way it’s always seemed to be from my perspective.
Abolish the FDA, just use the EU regulations on food.