[voakbasda]

Another reminder that most food produced by industrial processes is poisoning us. News of this chemical’s prevalence may be news, but the general story is not.

Yet nothing has changed, nor should anyone expect otherwise. Big Ag achieved regulatory capture and can afford to delay indefinitely (if not outright stop) any meaningful change from happening.

[readthenotes1]

I fail to understand why you're getting downloaded and I hope some of those who did will explain.

"Don't ask how the sausage is made" predates any of us still alive by a fair margin

[billfor]

Because life expectancy is nearly at an all time high. Folks that are 50 or older grew up playing with all sorts of toxic chemicals and most of us are still here and fine. If anything you are more likely to become ill by excessive worrying than the actual chemicals.

[amanaplanacanal]

Our gains in life expectancy during the last 100 years are probably mostly due to vaccines, antibiotics, and anti-smoking campaigns, completely unrelated to whatever chemicals are in our food. These are separate issues.

[snapcaster]

Are they fine? What metric are you looking at that indicates the health of americans is good?