Will These ‘Foods’ Be Banned for Toxic Chemicals?

If this bill is enacted, it will be the first to ban toxic chemicals in processed foods. Although the EU bans many of these toxins, the US appears to embrace them.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• California lawmakers are hoping to ban five toxic chemicals used in the manufacture of many processed foods, including titanium dioxide, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil, red dye No. 3 and propylparaben

• Combined, these chemicals are estrogen disrupters, lower sperm count, are known to cause cancer in animals and humans, disrup…