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> Basically all foods are cells Modern nutritional ingredients no longer contain only natural substances, and most additives are untested. "The European Commi

by pella 4y ago

> Basically all foods are cells Modern nutritional ingredients no longer contain only natural substances, and most additives are untested. "The European Commission is banning titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive in the EU, starting with a six-month phasing out period as of February 7, 2022, until August 7, 2022, after which a full ban applies. Following the publication of Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63 in the EU’s Official Journal (OJ) on January 18, 2022, Annex II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives will be amended accordingly. The Regulation also includes a commitment to review the necessity to maintain or delete titanium dioxide (E171) from the EU list of food additives for exclusive use as a color in medicinal products. On November 30, 2021, the Commission had already published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2090 in the OJ, denying the authorization of titanium dioxide (E171) as a feed additive for all animal species." https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/european-union-titanium-dioxide-banned-food-additive-eu https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/european-union-titanium-dioxid... in 2000, E171 was considered safe, but now it is not. Generally, it can be concluded that the half-life of food additives' safety is quite short.

illiarian 4y ago
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-longer-considered-safe-when-used-food-additive https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-... "Although the evidence for general toxic effects was not conclusive, on the basis of the new data and strengthened methods we could not rule out a concern for genotoxicity and consequently we could not establish a safe level for daily intake of the food additive." So EU took the "better safe than sorry" approach which actually is sensible.
Retric 4y ago
I don’t see how that’s relevant to the question of nutrition. Just because a little dirt ends up on an apple doesn’t make that dirt food, it’s a contaminant. Similarly people have been adding preservatives, poison, dyes, pesticides, etc to food for ages that doesn’t make that stuff food. I would be very concerned about the artificial meats growth medium ending up in the end product.

by pella 4y ago

illiarian 4y ago

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-longer-considered-safe-when-used-food-additive https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/titanium-dioxide-e171-no-... "Although the evidence for general toxic effects was not conclusive, on the basis of the new data and strengthened methods we could not rule out a concern for genotoxicity and consequently we could not establish a safe level for daily intake of the food additive." So EU took the "better safe than sorry" approach which actually is sensible.

Retric 4y ago

I don’t see how that’s relevant to the question of nutrition. Just because a little dirt ends up on an apple doesn’t make that dirt food, it’s a contaminant. Similarly people have been adding preservatives, poison, dyes, pesticides, etc to food for ages that doesn’t make that stuff food. I would be very concerned about the artificial meats growth medium ending up in the end product.