Posted on 04/08/2023 9:14:07 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of spring as azaleas at the Masters.
What makes the treats so vibrant is erythrosine, a chemical that shows up on ingredient labels as Red No. 3. It's one of several chemicals, along with titanium dioxide, used to color some of the most popular candy in the country — including Skittles and Hot Tamales.
Both chemicals have been linked to cancer. More than 30 years ago, U.S. regulators banned Red No. 3 from makeup. The U.S. still has not banned the chemical from food, to the dismay of some consumer safety groups.
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"The confectioners and the food industry know the review process at the FDA is broken. They have been hiding behind it for decades. We shouldn't let them hide behind it anymore," Faber said. "If FDA won't fix this review system and keep us safe from dangerous chemicals in our food, it's up to states like California to keep us safe."
Just Born Inc., the Pennsylvania-based company that makes Peeps, said in a statement the company complies with FDA regulations and gets their "ingredients and packaging exclusively from reputable suppliers who adhere to high quality and safety standards."
The company noted its development team is looking for other options.
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shakedown
a truly disgusting confection
I always liked Reeces pieces myself.
Those are edible?
I always used them for targets.
Have a better way to indulge in ones erythrosine/titanium dioxide fix?
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 1990, told The New York Times that “[t]he actual risk posed by Red No. 3 is extremely small.” When it comes to how small that risk was considered to be, the FDA explained that the “risk of getting cancer from Red No. 3 is no larger than 1 in 100,000 over a lifetime of consumption.” For context, the danger posed by natural disasters is 70 in 100,000, while railroad accidents and air disasters are 6 in 100,000.
So what should we make of that rat study? Could this food dye pose a risk of cancer to humans?
“Because erythrosine has been found to cause cancer in rats, some people may worry that it may be dangerous for humans also,” explains Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, medical toxicologist and co-medical director of the National Capital Poison Center. “It’s important to remember that rats are very different than human beings, and some chemicals that are toxic to rats and other laboratory animals are not harmful to humans due to differences between the species.” Additionally, she points out that “toxicity studies in laboratory animals often involve the use of very high doses of chemicals, much larger than would be expected after human exposure. Since rats are much smaller than humans, these high doses correspond to exposures that would never be encountered by most humans.”
Another fact that might put your mind at ease is that erythrosine has very poor absorption into the human body after consumption, and only about 1% of all erythrosine is actually absorbed into the bloodstream after ingestion, according to Johnson-Arbor. “The body does not metabolize erythrosine, and it exits the body unchanged in the feces. Because of all of these characteristics, human exposure to erythrosine in foods is likely minimal. It is likely safe for most humans to consume erythrosine, or red dye number 3, on an occasional basis.”
https://www.eatthis.com/news-red-no-3-in-your-food/
But letting 9-year-old girls opt for a mastectomy or a little boy to have his dick whacked off is OK.
I am absolutely against cannibalism.
regular Reeces here.
some freaks eat candy corn!!!
I've read that titanium dioxide is used in dyes for tattoos and that it can and is expected to cause health problems in people with tattoos.
Mayo Clinic
In the state of cancer everything gives you California.
They’re better (though not much) if you toast them over a gas flame.
On Pesach, besides celebrating the fact that our ancestors were freed from brutal slavery, we celebrate the birth of the Jewish people. The prophet Yechezkel refers to the exodus from Egypt as the birthday of the Jewish nation, "the day that you were born" (Yechezkel 16:4).
Just Born Inc., the Pennsylvania-based company that makes Peeps..
Yuck…but I’ll take Peeps over bugs any day.
When Tony Snow was still with us, freepers on his thread had great fun with him regarding peeps. Did you know that peeps are one of the substances not permitted on planes. Always wondered why but I was at a confectionary store and the woman there showed me the article.
DO not put them in the microwave for more than 10 seconds.
the world lost a treasure when he passed-
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