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> behind Is it really a competition to see who can ban the most things? What's the prize if you win?

• deleted 2y ago
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• thfuran 2y ago
  Less cancer, mostly.
  • mardifoufs 2y ago
    So the US is winning considering they allow less food dyes?
    • thfuran 2y ago
      Well, we might be winning when it comes to food dyes but I don't think it's a clear victory overall.
      • EasyMark 2y ago
        Average life span there is a bit longer overall than the USA, but much like the USA it can vary quite a bit from region to region
  • op00to 2y ago
    For that to be true, people would need to be consuming 4g/kg body weight of red dye 3.
    • thfuran 2y ago
      Possibly while being a rat.
• rqtwteye 2y ago
  The prize to win is public health. There is absolutely no benefit in putting all this crap into food. Maybe some things are harmful and others are not but they are absolutely useless.
  • rcpt 2y ago
    Unless you sell that crap. Things like Veggie Libel Laws are very much against the public interest but farm owners have managed to somehow be both rich and adored by the populace so here we are
• blooalien 2y ago
  If they're competing to ban dangerous things in our food supply then the "prize" is a longer healthier life for everyone who lives in any nation that engages in such competition? :shrug:
  • op00to 2y ago
    Go for a walk each day and eat more vegetables. You’ll have far outweighed any cancer risk from all the food dies in the world.
    • thfuran 2y ago
      Lead chromate is a really great color that's not in the food supply (except occasionally illicitly in Bangladesh) largely because it's illegal. Regulation is why food is safe.