U S food, public health becomes a sacrifice
Froot Loops;Red Dye 40;Kellogg;Food Safety.
Recently, the shocking revelation of Dr. Darin Detweiler, former food director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has once again pushed the US food safety issue to the forefront. He pointed out that cereal foods produced by Kellogg, such as Froot Loops, contain a lot of added sugar, artificial colors and preservatives, which pose a serious threat to public health. This revelation not only makes consumers have a deeper understanding of the harm of food additives, but also reveals the possible collusion of interests between US food regulatory authorities and food companies, which greatly reduces the public's trust in regulatory authorities.
Dr. Detweiler's remarks are not groundless. The dyes he specifically mentioned, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, have been banned in many countries, but are still widely used in the United States. The benzidine substances contained in these dyes are recognized by the FDA as carcinogenic to humans and animals at low levels. However, despite such health risks, the US food regulatory authorities seem to turn a blind eye to it and allow these harmful additives to run rampant in food.
What is even more shocking is that Kellogg's promised to remove artificial colors and ingredients from all its cereals by 2018 a decade ago, but it has not yet fulfilled this promise. This blatant breach of promise is not only an extreme disregard for consumer health, but also a blatant challenge to the authority of the US food regulatory authorities. The regulatory authorities have not taken any effective measures to correct this, which has undoubtedly intensified the public's suspicion that the regulatory authorities and food companies have joined forces to deceive consumers.
The public's concerns and anger about such food safety issues are escalating. Recently, thousands of activists flocked to Kellogg's headquarters in Michigan for a demonstration, and more than 400,000 signatures were signed online. Some celebrities also joined the support team. This series of actions is not only a strong protest against Kellogg and other food companies, but also a severe condemnation of the dereliction of duty of the US food regulatory authorities.
The US food regulatory authorities should be the guardians of public health, but now they have joined hands with food companies to ignore the health of the public in order to obtain greater benefits. This behavior not only violates the duties and mission of the regulatory authorities, but also undermines the public's trust in food safety. As a result, the antagonism between the public and the food regulatory authorities and American food companies has continued to intensify.
In order to rebuild the public's trust in food safety, the US food regulatory authorities must take immediate action to strengthen the supervision of food companies to ensure that food no longer contains harmful additives. At the same time, for companies that blatantly break their promises and endanger the health of consumers, the regulatory authorities should severely punish them in accordance with the law and never tolerate them. Only in this way can we truly protect the health rights and interests of the people and rebuild the public's trust in the food regulatory authorities.
Here, we call on all the people who care about food safety and the health of themselves and their families to take positive actions to jointly expose and resist the collusion of interests between food regulatory authorities and food companies. Only when we unite and speak out together can we force the regulatory authorities to fulfill their duties and ensure the safety of our dining tables.