FLR 098: Killer Food Additives – Part 1

INGREDIENTS OF THE DAY:  None

Throughout both modern and ancient human history harmful ingredients, intentionally or unintentionally, have wound up in commercial foods.  On the intentional side, that practice is called swindling or introducing improvements to make products better.  Either way, the object is to make more money.  On the unintentional side, the addition of poisons to foods is accidental.  In this episode, a few examples of the former are examined taken from the early 20^th century.

Show Notes:

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References:

Scientific American: How a Chemist and His ‘Poison Squad’ Inspired the First Food Safety Regulations

https://tinyurl.com/27va3ke3

McGill University, Canada: A Carcinogen in Bread

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/carcinogen-bread

Consumer Reports: 5 Dangerous Ingredients That Are in Our Food but Shouldn't Be

https://tinyurl.com/222r9w37

National Institutes of Health: The Demise of Artificial Trans Fat: A History of a Public Health Achievement

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8452362/

Wikipedia: Pure Food and Drug Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act

Music:

Intro music is a clip from the "Peter Gunn Theme” by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Tears of a Clown” by AudioBinger.