Azodicarbonamide. Found in: Breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packaged baked goods American food processors prefer to use this chemical to bleach the flour ASAP.
In Singapore. You can get up to 15 years in prison and be penalized nearly half a million dollars in fines for using this chemical that’s been linked to asthma and is primarily used in foamed plastics, like yoga mats and sneaker soles.
BHA and BHT. Found in: Cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes, and beer. Made from petroleum they act as preservatives to prevent food from becoming rancid and developing objectionable odors. It is a human carcinogen, a cancer-causing agent.
Synthetic hormones (rBGH and rBST). Found in: Milk and dairy products. The milk is supercharged with IGF-1 (insulin growth factor -1), which has been linked to breast, colon, and prostate cancers.”
Ingredient: Arsenic. Found in: Poultry. It promotes growth, improve efficiency in feeding the birds, and boost pigmentation. Inorganic arsenic as a “human carcinogen.
Diphenylamine (aka DPA). Found in: Apples, apple juice, applesauce, pears, and baby food. It protects the fruit from blackening or browning during long months in storage. DPA can break down and form nitrosamines, which are carcinogenic.
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