Sarah Gonzalez
speaker
1,478 appearances
8 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 5 Jun
Sarah Gonzalez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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OK, the FDA, more and more companies, they took it to mean that your own in-house scientists at your own chemical plant can self-certify that your brand new, never before used chemical or additive is safe.
And then you just like notify the FDA.
You, the food maker, goes, never mind.
Just pretend like we didn't show you anything.
And just use it in food anyway.
And just use it in food anyway.
So companies can ignore the FDA's concerns and just self-certify that their additives are safe.
This is the grass loophole.
So it's not the greatest law.
No, this is a flaw.
This is the flaw.
Okay.
99% of chemicals in our food right now were added this way through the grass loophole rather than the whole long review process.
These chemicals are used in cookies, chocolate, smoked fish, sausages, tea bags, marinades, protein drinks, coffee, popcorn, seeds.
Melanie's team has looked at new ingredients added to our food over 24 years.
There have been around 900 new chemicals added, okay?
And only 10 went to the FDA for approval.
The loophole swallowed the law.
I mean, this all sounds not the safest for consumers, but I'm 38 years old.
I've been eating food my whole life.
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