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Sarah Gonzalez

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Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Same with Smirks and Molinos, according to Bill.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

We did reach out to all of the companies, Smirks, Molinos, Chobani, which owns Daily Harvest.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

No one provided a comment.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Now, some people think that the U.S.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

needs a more aggressive food regulator, like the FDA should require that companies prove their new substances are safe before they make it onto store shelves.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

And sure, that might slow down how quickly we get new food products, but that's how a lot of Europe does it.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

And New Zealand, it's a pre-market review system, which is known as the precautionary principle.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Some say the U.S.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

should, at the very least, tell consumers what the food might do to you, and then we can decide for ourselves if we're willing to risk getting cancer or losing a gallbladder over it.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

But Bill, Bill thinks the free market is

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

can kind of handle this problem too.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

He says, you know, food companies don't want to poison people.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

That's not good for business.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Although I guess it's not terrible for business since all the terra flower companies are still around.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

But Phil says generally companies try to have safe food products and not make people sick.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Bill thinks if there was a fine, that that would force companies to be more cautious.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

Like New Zealand, for example, if you got sick from the food in New Zealand, Bill says the government would pay you and then the government would find the company.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

In New Zealand, Bill says his job doesn't exist.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

The government would take care of all of that.

Planet Money
The sneaky way companies get new chemicals into our food

In the U.S., the FDA would do an investigation, but then private attorneys like Bill come in to represent the people who got hurt.