Welcome back to another episode of the Year of Plenty Podcast! In this episode I talk about the number one reason why you should be reading ingredient lists before buying foods! There are thousands of food additives that have found their way into our food supply without pre-market approval. Listen to this episode to find out how a loophole is making it easy for food manufacturers to introduce new food additives without much regulatory resistance. Thank you for subscribing and sharing the show with your family and friends. Subscribe with these links: https://lnk.bio/0kZv https://pod.link/1330614234 https://theyearofplenty.com/subscribe-to-podcast/ Or subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and many other platforms! Please rate and review the show in your podcast app. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us. Do you follow the podcast on social media yet? IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theyearofplenty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/ Sources: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2013/11/07/fixing-the-oversight-of-chemicals-added-to-our-food https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/archived-projects/food-additives-project https://civileats.com/2014/04/10/gras-out-surprising-number-of-unregulated-chemicals-found-in-food/ https://foodbabe.com/read-ingredient-lists/ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/01/the-gras-process-how-companies-legally-add-ingredients-to-food/#.U81A7_ldWSo https://cspinet.org/news/fda-issues-flawed-rule-substances-recognized-%E2%80%9Csafe%E2%80%9D-food-20160812 https://cspinet.org/news/fda-removes-7-carcinogenic-flavorings-approved-food-additives-list-20181005 https://www.fda.gov/food/generally-recognized-safe-gras/about-gras-notification-program https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2397847317723572 https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/gras-hidden-ingredients-in-your-food/ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/04/report-identifies-chemicals-quietly-added-to-food-under-gras/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5737876/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1725123 https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/it-really-fda-approved https://www.fda.gov/food/generally-recognized-safe-gras/fdas-approach-gras-provision-history-processes https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~saxowsky/aglawtextbk/ref_topics/GRAS.htm https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/final-determination-regarding-partially-hydrogenated-oils-removing-trans-fat https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-extends-compliance-date-certain-uses-partially-hydrogenated-oils-food-denies-petition-certain