American Reacts to Foods That Are Banned in Europe, But Not the US

[@mrbrit1218]

The US and European procedures when it comes to standards are almost the complete opposite. In the US, foods and drugs etc are allowed to be bought until it is proved they are unsafe (gotta love that freedom!), where in Europe everything needs to be proved to be safe for consumption before being allowed for purchase.

[@TheCovenant2]

In that case, I rather miss 1-2 Products here but dont have to fear for my health gettin f'ed xD

[@TremereTT]

Also we have papaya , corn and soy in Europe! And I think we even import massive ammounts of genetic manipulated corn and soy into Europe...as animal food....

[@DonDadda45]

That's sooo crazy lmao

[@adriaandoelman2577]

​@@TremereTT GMO's or genetically modified organism's are not bad perse. but they are risky. and they are usually owned by humanities most dangerous comapny Monsanto/Bayer, if you'd ask me... its pretty smart actually because you can basically kill everything with these pesticides apart from the GMO plants you planted. and they can grow on different climates, etc. but the pesticides can be harmful for our environment. its just as reckless as when we filled the holes in our teeth with heavy metals. (amalgam) we humans make these mistakes and you could say its part of developing. but these companies don't care about the consequences, and they get way too powerful sometimes. its just like a knife is a handy tool for you and me. but its a weapon in the hands of someone who has bad motives... money.

[@yellfire]

Main reason why there is no free trade agreement with the US and the EU

[@HH-hd7nd]

8:00 There's a high probability that you have never eaten real bread - the stuff you can buy in US supermarkets barely qualifies as bread. If you want to buy real bread you either have to come to Europe or have to find a bakery in the US that produces real bread and not the strange stuff that is used in US sandwiches and the like but doesn't really deserve to be called bread. PS: Rye bread, also known as black bread, is far better for human consumption btw.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Ezekiel's is a quality brand. Sprouted takes a little bit of getting used to...but it's a whole lot better than anything else when it comes to choices for bread.

[@Real_MisterSir]

and my god, the amount of sugar and sweetener put in most US bread is insane. Supermarket bought bread would qualify better as desserts (on par with cereal).

[@asaenco]

@འìçҟ འ 80 % of what Dutch farmers produce goes to other countries

[@TheCovenant2]

@འìçҟ འ its estimated that maybe 30% will lose their jobs (for a change that has to come anyway) and those 30% are farming animals for the most part - so nah, its all fine xD

[@TheCovenant2]

@H H - I can confirm.. Especially Germany is the place to be for quality breads :D

[@swanpride]

The big difference is that in the US, one has to proof that something is toxic to ban it, in the EU you have to proof that something is not toxic in order for it allowed to end up in food.

[@carlo0000a]

not true, they try but, there are many bad shit allowed in EU, no body check it, the problem is that company need to prove it there own so they can fake the documents, making money goes first

[@georgechapman9688]

One of the scares of leaving the eu was food standards might drop

[@SuperMurxus]

Same logic is applied to your gun control: "See, you can't prove that this person shouldn't own guns!" - "Well, he gunned down a kindergarden group and the teacher?" - "Okay, fine, we won't sell *this one* a gun - but that guy over there with the weird flags, tattoos and shouting stupid slogans is perfectly fine!" - "Sure, he hasn't killed anyone yet - because he lacks the effing simple tools to do so. Which you are now selling!"

[@Bookofwords]

@@georgechapman9688 thats a tough one, for the most part the UK is still following the EU laws, although there was talk of chlorinated chicken to be allowed in the UK...think it was hit with a lot of backlash and they decided not to though

[@johnkingsize]

Except if the people tasked with reviewing the stuff have been appointed by politicians paid by the corporations that make the stuff.

[@MsAnpassad]

In Sweden, we don't give antibiotics to healthy animals, instead, we have increased the wellfare of the animals, like hygiene conditions in which they live and that prevents them from needing antibiotics to a high degree. I wish more countries would realise that it's that simple. We have eradicated salmonella in poultry after all here by these measures (so yes, here you can eat raw eggs and cookie dough).

[@LiMaking]

yes I often slurp my eggs raw because they are so clean :) and I'm not joking. it actually makes me feel better than eating them cooked.

[@MrAchsas]

the best animal welfare is not paying for someone to kill them just saying...

[@LiMaking]

@@MrAchsas ok big company netflix docu kid. Companies that promotes specific foods that makes starving kids in africa die and bloat. You're allowed to eat your oil, sugar and dough, and have as much clogged arteries, diabetes, anemia, depression and leaky gut as much as you want. But that's your thing.

[@MsAnpassad]

@@MrAchsas Ahh, one of those that thinks the worth of a life is determined by it's lengths and not it's quality, so they have no problem with one legged dogs and don't give one F about the billions of animals that are crushed/poisoned/suffocated or starved to death during the production of their veggie burger, as they aren't furry and cute. I always find you fascinating.

[@MrAchsas]

@@MsAnpassad youre legit making no sense You realize that animals need more feed then humans yeah? So by your logic it kills more And do you think what happens in the animal agriculture yes even in your country is not disgusting? Because i could write an essay about the horrible things they do to animals

[@williamralph8396]

Subway was taken to court in Ireland because of the bread it used...it's not considered bread but more of a cake or pastry because of the high sugar content alone.

[@taand4725]

Yup, 5 times the legal amount of sugar to be legally classified as bread.

[@manzanasrojas6984]

No wonder I always feel like their "bread" would go well with sweet stuff like Nutella on it too lmao

[@Peannlui]

There's a sugar tax in Ireland; so any food or drink with a high sugar content gets the tax - this has led to zero-sugar drinks being cheaper than the sugary version. So of course, Subway got a nice slap around the ear when their bread was found to have so high a sugar level, it could qualify as cake.

[@bremCZ]

Non-ambulatory means the inability to walk. He said "They can't stand or walk".

[@MjolnirFeaw]

Which means the animal can't build up his muscle right, I guess...

[@TheInsaneVane]

@@MjolnirFeaw And it leads to animal cruelty and avoidable suffering.

[@MjolnirFeaw]

@@TheInsaneVane agreed. That's the sad part. I mean, I am a meat-eater and all that but that doesn't mean we couldn't give the animal a decent life. (even if iwe shorten it)

[@lethfuil]

@@MjolnirFeaw Absolutely. I love meat, but I try to not eat too much and buy one from relatively well kept ones. It's way easier in my (european) country, luckily. Eating meat and animal products in itself isn't bad. It's how it's keep/grown what makes the difference to me.

[@semiperfekt]

@@MjolnirFeaw Yeah, there is a huge moral difference between eating meat from animals who had a good life and those who have not. The problem is that the consumers shouldnt be the ones who has the power to keep bad meat afloat. There should be regulations so all animals has been given a chance to a good life. The problem here in EU with our subsudies is that it gives more percentage to the big producers, meaning worse treatment than the smaller ones. So policy is the problem, but also the potential solution here. I wish you the luxury of not having to read studies before buying a pack of meat to make sure the animals been treated well.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

To be honest: I was schocked about the stuff that's in the US-bread. In Germany it's only flour, water, salt and yeast. That's it! Reminds me of german beer (aka. "liquid bread"). The puritylaw only accepts water, malt, hops and yeast. Done! :-)

[@Humpelstilzchen]

And spices like cumin etc. 😁👍

[@BlackQuillFiend]

@@Humpelstilzchen Or raisins! Yummy!

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

I think I have once tasted a "Budweiser"! To me it's the American equivalent of tap water and it has no taste! As a Dane (Carlsberg!) I have also walked a lot all over Belgium, and they have a lot of small Breweries making fine beer, as also in Denmark. The best beer is normally found from small Breweries, being proud of what they produce.

[@joshuas193]

@@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 We have a lot of good beers in the US. Budweiser is not one of them, although a lot of people seem to like it.

[@gauloiseguy]

I've been told the German purity law on beer is the oldest food quality law in the world. Gotta love German beer. One of the best beers I ever had was (quite surprisingly as I'm not into those) a white beer from a local brewery in Heidelberg. I think it was named the 'Kulturbrauerei' but it might have been a different one as we were being treated as royalty by our German hosts visiting the Heidelberg press building facilities. That was one trip I'll never forget.

[@notoriousbmc1]

As an Irishman, instant mashed potato is almost sacrilegious🤣🤣

[@berth2647]

it is .... it is really disgusting

[@gauloiseguy]

As a Dutch guy I agree. Our diet is potato oriented as well. I do see instant mash potatoes in the Supermarket but it's a couple of boxes from one or two brands on the bottom shelves. Almost like an under the counter item.

[@FulloutPostal]

potato, potato, potato... - aisling bea, on a show I don't remember the name or date of (probably 8oo10cdc)

[@jeffreyflynn2805]

All it’s good for is dying to make water or grass for centrepieces

[@Ophelia771]

You'd also be highly suspicious of anyone that used it. Also very suspicious if bread wasn't mouldy after 3/4 days. Had a friend over from Ohio and he was astonished at the variety of fresh bread available in small corner shop.

[@ThomasKossatz]

A thumbrule: In Europe you have to show that a substance is safe, in the US you have to show it is unsafe.

[@maaiker2977]

Yep profit over people.

[@deathscythehellfunk]

That rule doesn't only go for the food industry, but pretty much any product in the US. You can sell any unsafe product until someone gets hurt. Only then will you have to prove it is safe. Interestingly, the US arms industry is excluded from even that rule and even when a gun explodes in your face you'll have a hard time proving the manufacture liable. Shows the awful power of the US gun lobby.

[@strikeformatik]

Boil some potatos, add butter, salt and some whole milk. The best mashed potatos with only simple honest ingredients (if sourced from respectable origin). A lot healthier, easy to make and hardly any chemicals other than natural ones.

[@gauloiseguy]

That's how I make it. Instead of milk I use a dash of quality mayonnaise. Add pepper to taste.

[@FulloutPostal]

this, so very much this! I never got the point of instant mashed potatoes... it's like 5 minutes faster?! and tastes like cardboard...

[@writerinprogress]

At a pinch you can even microwave the potatoes - they'll be a bit drier that way when you take them out, but you can fix that by adding more milk and butter when you mash them.

[@lynetteclark]

Adding chedder cheese or some cream cheese too and then adding it to a dish to brown the top in the oven. Mmmmm

[@izabelasiczek3547]

I know i don't understand why would anyone eat these fake mash ?it's terrible !

[@raistormrs]

in the chicken debate i'm with those, who wonder what they do, that makes it necessary to chlorine wash your chickens... the entire problem with trade between the US and Europe is that, in Europe, you first need to prove your product is safe, before it can get onto the shelfs, in the US it's the other way around... btw, there is this footballer nalf here on youtube, who plays in germany and when he went back home, he accidentally went to McDonalds there, he said he could taste how bad it is for him... because of all the regulations in europe, McDonalds has to uphold, the food is actually not that bad and he was used to it and wasn't thinking... he called it poison.

[@michielvdvlies3315]

mcdonalds in europe is better but still crappy food.

[@nonexistingvoid]

My brother recently visited the US, and his friend told him to try whataburger, because they really liked those burgers. So of course he tried it, and he liked it. But he also mentioned that it's pretty similar to how McDonald's tastes in the Netherlands. This was during a livestream, and both his friend and everyone in chat were shocked that he dared to compare a good burger to McDonalds. But even though it's not the best quality food here either, it's not bad. I actually quite enjoy most burgers at McDonalds here. In Germany and Denmark too.

[@raistormrs]

@@michielvdvlies3315 crappy by european standards... and some other places on the planet... i can't tell since i haven't tried american McDs but i do believe nalf, when he says that it's poison.

[@TheCovenant2]

yea, there are so many americans that come back to the US after living in europe... and theyre all like "why does my food taste like plastic? I can go to McDonalds in Germany or any other European country.. I know its fast food and not good for me, but atleast it doesnt taste like a chemical"

[@luk4s56]

and with the fact in us medical help is terrifyingly expensive, they wont even have to worry about making it safe, noone is gonna go to hospital when they feel sick'ish.

[@paul1979uk2000]

If I recall, food poisoning is much higher in the US compared to the EU and I've heard many times that people eating the same food they did in the US but in the EU feel more healthy for it. I think a big part of the different policies in the EU and US boils down to the US being more capitalistic with no universal health care, basically, it's more profitable for the health care industry that people actually get sick and it's cheaper to produce food with a lot of these chemicals in them, basically, it all boils down to profit above anything else. In the EU, having universal health care puts a big incentive of governments looking after the health of the population and not just with food we eat but in many areas like workers rights. In the EU we also play it safe than sorry when it comes to things that can impact our health in that it has to be proven to be safe whereas in the US, it seems it's the other way around where it's got to be proven to be unsafe. When it comes to the health and wellbeing of the citizen, I prefer the EU model as it seems the US model is taking chances with the people until things do go wrong. Also, a lot of the foods shown in this video, many of them are not banned in the EU, just that some of the chemicals that are banned are removed, hence the difference in taste from the same foods and drinks in the EU and US. Anyway, I'm not opposed to chemicals, GMO's and other things being done to food, but it has to be proven to be 100% safe to our health, this is where it feels like the US is cutting corners to save money.

[@ronaldstrous2764]

I have heard that food allergies are also higher in the U.S.

[@EskChan19]

The EU also usually employs a form of economy called "Social Capitalism" instead of the "Free Capitalism" of the US. The US thinks that the invisible hand of the market will solve all problems, so the government intervening isn't necesarry, because if some company does something bad, people won't buy from them so the bad company goes bankrupt. Social Capitalism means capitalism, but only until it starts messing with people. Here the government is more eager to intervene and ban certain things, because they think that companies are usually better at keeping their shit secret than the average person is in finding this shit out, so that companies need monitoring to make sure they don't go way overboard in their ruthless pursuit of profit at any cost, even if it costs lives.

[@fenman1954]

Hershey is not allowed to be sold as chocolate it has to be labelled chocolate flavoured candy in the EU.

[@JarekBaldrian]

some of the products here are labeled as cocoa matter, not even chocolate :D

[@vivianhull3317]

Thankfully I've never seen Hershey in Australia but I wouldn't eat it now I know how it's made and what non Americans say it tastes like

[@LiLBitsDK]

tastes like vomit too but there is a history behind why US "chocolate" tastes like vomit to EU ppl... there is a video about it, quite interesting... doesn't make it taste any better but explains WHY it tastes that bad

[@nicolaj990]

A good friend of mine came to my country (Denmark) from the US. One time we offered her a Fanta and she declined saying she has always hated Fanta. She tried it and was surprised how different it tasted and actually liked it. Turns out there er certain EU rules regarding drinks marketed with "fruit" tastes. Thus Fanta in the EU is created with different and less synthetic ingredients. I did not know that beforehand.

[@znail4675]

I don't know for sure about Denmark, but it may also be a different sugar used then the high-fructose corn syrup used in USA.

[@tyaty]

Coca Cola use different favor profiles for their sodas based in market.

[@Tommysimonsen]

Apart from cancer, increased obesity is almost a sure side effect of hormones in food.

[@TheTekknician]

The hormones in food can give younger people very irregulated growths where or when it isn't supposed to happen, iirc. Precocious puberty, if you will.

[@DullyDust]

It will probably also mess with your fertility tbh

[@MrLarsgren]

@@ItsCharlieVest even womens menstrual cycle changes when going to europe due to less hormones. scary stuff you guys eat.

[@FanFictionneer]

Yeah! Not to be offensive, but whenever something in the US is on the news here in Belgium, I'm always shocked by just how many overweight people you see in even just one screenshot. What do they put in their food, man?

[@barrymantz6026]

@@ItsCharlieVest In the Netherland we also have loads of food full of chemicals. The fresh products are absolutely more healthy but cost like 20% more. It's a choice people make.

[@TheTekknician]

Here's an idea for a far in the future video: when you do realize your goal, living in the Netherlands, wait for a few years and import some US Foods and re-evaluate what you think :) I think a few "what the hell"-moments will surely come to pass!

[@chubbymoth5810]

Nice idea, but chances are your shipment gets thrown into the incinerator when it passes customs.

[@xxmilannathanxx]

I also think sometimes in vids he speaks to highly of the Netherlands. Most of it is true though but sometimes it's like it's paradise and that's not true.

[@TheTekknician]

@@chubbymoth5810 Not when you list the contents and are aware of what can and can't be shipped.

[@mojojojo11811]

There's a bunch of videos on the internet of Americans returning home and getting sick until they adjust to US food again.

[@xxmilannathanxx]

@@mojojojo11811 really:s that doesn't sound so good

[@TheCovenant2]

Also the length of "safety notes" here in Germany for traveling to the US is astonishing xD so many warnings about health, when youre safe to leave your place.. like "dont go out at night if not necessary and especially in certain areas" and "guns - its easy to get guns there, which leads to many shootouts and shootings compared to other countries -during the pandemic even more guns were sold-.." all that good stuff xD I'd say the list is so long that you could consider to categorize the US as "not the safest to travel-country" :D

[@urbanastro4701]

In Europe we live longer than US citizens, Its a combination of healthier diet and better healthcare access

[@ohsnapsonbro4260]

Do we though? What are the life expectancies exactly? If you make the claim gimme those numbers

[@urbanastro4701]

@@ohsnapsonbro4260 I'm guessing that if you were able to reply to my comment you also have Google? Anybody with half a brain would have checked before replying, but here you go, average life expectancy in the US 76.4 years for men, 81.2 for women, in Europe 78.6 for men, 83.4 for women

[@eyeonit469]

Just watched a show that backs up what you said. Countries where people were generally short, are growing taller through the 20th century except for 1 country. America, where the population is generally getting shorter. For the reasons you stated. 97% of Americans never leave the country so they never experience what some foods are actually supposed to taste like. Ultra pasteurized milk. Coloured water that can sit in your fridge for 3 months. Now there's a healthy drink for your kids.

[@dslight113]

my grandpa was a farmer and always said > feed and treat ur livestock well ,, then they will feed and treat u well.

[@Anson_AKB]

the problem with all foods (eg also skittles) is that if each contains just the allowed limit of some substance (which isn't necessarily safe if eaten every day) and you eat some other food too (eg some cake with yellow frosting) you easily get a multiple of allowed limits from all foods together. and it shouldn't be hard to use no or safer food colors and still have those products available in a safer way. but if people and companies think that bright colorful looks are more important than safety ....

[@testjeaapiel9707]

we cannot blame the people, they are being kept stupid for this reason alone. Big companys rule, manny people who claim to lose weight by simply not eating annything out a US store. Fresh is healthy for a reason!

[@EskChan19]

They can make them in a safer way, but that costs a little more money. It's no secret that most companies would happily kill people if it ment a few more cents of revenue. That's why the government needs to regulate this stuff. Because the "invisible hand of the market" simply won't.

[@cranntara3741]

The US have the highest diabetes rate in the world. The incidence of diabetes, considering the age range 20-79, is 11% while the EU has an average of 6.2% with not a single country reaching the US rate. I remind that the EU population exceeds the US population by almost 120M (447M vs 330M)

[@marcelkurz134]

how ist the population relevant? It is a rate.

[@irissupercoolsy]

11%?? Even 6.2% is also a lot. I know one person in my elementary school who had diabetes.

[@stewthorne]

the answer to basic question is "GREED"

[@edwardgatter4610]

On the chicken issue…. Chicken production plus eggs has been changed massively across the EU in recent decades. Stocking numbers per metre squared has been reduced, new better sheds and hygiene protocols have cleaned up the industry massively and the chickens have also been vaccinated against salmonella thus reducing human mortality rates….I think it was in 2015, in US there were about 250 deaths from salmonella that year where as in UK there were none and the researchers had to go back 5 or 6 years to find one death. Somewhere on KZbin there is a video on chicken factories in the US,workers are seen standing in puddles drains blocked with bits of chicken, it also showed high levels of cross contamination going on but the worst part was the recent reporting of workers having to wear incontinence pads so that they could pee themselves and keep working rather than take a toilet break that the management scrutinised closely. This is obviously not all chicken producers across the US but several cases have been found but the process speed legislation across many states has been increased, evisceration at Speed causes unnecessary contamination of the carcass with faecal matter thus requiring chlorine washing. Hope your planed move works out, love from UK keep safe and well👍🇬🇧

[@berth2647]

Did you ever seen a McDonald chicken farm/factory its like area51 highly protected with a hugh fence ,, security camera"s and gards ,,, NO visitors allowed

[@georgegard.aka.currymonste1498]

@@berth2647 so what are they hiding?

[@diablo.the.cheater]

@@georgegard.aka.currymonste1498 The mc nuggets

[@bellabana]

I lived in the US for a couple of years and the food quality was very poor, especially the meat and fruit and vegetables when compared to Australia. And don’t get me started on your coffee….

[@Nikioko]

7:53: The more interesting question in Europe is whether there is bread in the US at all.

[@snorpenbass4196]

One of the things that have caused the food issues in the US is the whole shelf life, transportation distance thing. All your foods are made to last super-long in order to be able to centralize the manufacturing to a few places, which leads to foods barely fit for human consumption (along with the FDA being made toothless). In Europe, things are a lot less centralized, the transport distance from factory to store might be as little as twenty minutes drive. This leads to a lot less need for the more dangerous substances, and when you add in our equivalents of the FDA having a lot more legal power to regulate businesses...

[@BlackQuillFiend]

No matter where you live, everyone should buy local products as much as possible, to support the local economy and the environment!

[@Dr_KAP]

I live in Australia and our distances are just as great, probably greater given that there are much less locations where the food would be coming from. We don’t have this issue they have in the US.

[@Zelielz1]

It's not that enterily. Americans go to do groceries by car, they just can't walk to the grocery store, so you can buy loads of foods that have to last a lot. Therefore the need of chemicals.

[@testjeaapiel9707]

@@Zelielz1 incorrect, food has been helt for months for centurys, the need for chemicals is purely a profit motivation. nothing else.

[@Zelielz1]

@@testjeaapiel9707 Yeah with salt making the meat fucking hard like a rock. Come on haha.

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

When McDonalds opened in Australia the buns were banned. Australia exports meet, corn and lots of other food to the European market. We even export rice to China.

[@in551125do]

Hi Charlie, you do realize now that everything in the US is about money, no matter the consequences....?!!....as long as there's money to be made, it will get the green light in your country....in the EU it will be researched on the effects on its consumers, whether it's going to be profitable or not.....

[@carlo0000a]

yes and no, it s mostly the same here, money goes first, there are many bad shit allowed here also, problem is the company need to prove that it's not toxic by there own, means they can fake the results, there is no 3rd party what does the analyze to say if it s good or not

[@littleprincess8526]

That's because you have something like Republicans. If Americans gave a full majority to the democrats for some years, they would have free healthcare, free education, cheaper medication, healthier food. Which are just basic things in Europe

[@mariadamen7886]

@@carlo0000a In the Netherlands is a private organisation called "foodwatch". They are fighting the producers and sellers like AH, Lidl, Jumbo. And of course hold their feet to the fire.

[@williambelford9661]

Farmed salmon is NOT banned - both Norway and Scotland produce huge amounts of farmed salmon. Salmon, including farmed, is one of the UKs biggest food exports.

[@rivaltheeminent2553]

Yeah that part isn't true. You can find farmed salmon all over the EU.

[@cacklebarnacle15]

@@rivaltheeminent2553 I think the problem is the chemical the salmon get to appear pink. The farmed salmon sold in the EU does not have that and looks in general paler than wild caught salmon.

[@hatjodelka]

I thought he said DYED salmon, not farmed.

[@rivaltheeminent2553]

Well if it's about colouring the fish to look more fresh then yeah that is illegal in the EU.

[@hatjodelka]

@@rivaltheeminent2553 Not about freshness, I don't think. I'm not unusual in being able to tell a fresh fish from a less fresh one (especially if the head is still on it, look for bright clear eyes). Wild salmon has a pinker colour compared to farmed so it's more about passing off farmed as wild. In Europe wild salmon is about 10 times more expensive than farmed. When I was young only the very rich could afford it, whether fresh or smoked, although tinned salmon from Canada was available.

[@sesameplanet]

i see a lot of people on tictoc who moved from usa to an europe country, dont change their diet but still loose a lot of weight and feel more ergerenic

[@MustaLaatta]

I dunno if this was mentioned the comment below, but:" There is a popular rumor that the bridge was bought in the mistaken belief that it was London's more recognizable Tower Bridge, but the allegation was vehemently denied by both McCulloch and Ivan Luckin, who arranged the bridge's sale the London ". It was ONE of the bridges, LOL...

[@percyjackson3850]

London Bridge moved to Arizona? The disassembled bridge was put on a cargo ship and sailed through the Panama Canal to Long Beach, California. From there, it was trucked to Lake Havasu City. It was reassembled, piece by piece, and opened in October 1971.

[@harshtruth632]

I work in transport, for a while worked in food sector, so i saw all sorts of food from over the world come in, and yes a lot of American foods are considered to be toxic or at high risk for cancer. When they delivered meat from the USA, we had to stock it separately and was not allowed to move until it went through all the tests, first a vet comes to take samples and runs test, if it passes those some exports come for more tests… mostly too many hormones is the problem, anyways before American meat hits European markets it spend a year in stock going through tests… sidenote much of it becomes trash because it does not pass tests. Even your vegetables… something u would think is healthy… well its not after all the shit they sprayed on it. I must say for the worlds biggest capitalistic country, its kinda genius and heartless, poison them with their food then sell em overpriced meds to survive those toxins and their results.

[@vollkerball1]

Portuguese bread: water, salt and a mix of different flours... yeah USA doesn´t have idea what bread is

[@LiLBitsDK]

yeah what the US sells is not bread, it's more like a mix of plastic and cake.

[@-sandman4605]

Absolutely shocking America, i am so so blessed to be Australian. 👍🤠

[@valey1098]

👎 uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ ʍollǝɟ ollǝH

[@-sandman4605]

@@valey1098 G'Day Mate how ya traveling. 👍😎

[@SandraSine40]

10:30 as a European, this is what really shocks me all the time. Why is it so hard for Americans to peel the potato, boil it, smash it and add some butter and salt, literally the simplest food. Why is it so hard to do it, please explain?

[@janicejohnson6372]

When you go to the Netherlands you may find yourself feeling a bit unwell and having headaches. This will be your body reacting to all the rubbish it is not getting from your food. It is disgraceful what your government allows to go into your food. You will a completely notice a different taste to bread . All of my family who have visited the US complained of chronic constipation whilst there and on returning to the UK were desperate to eat fresh vegetables.

[@tompham637]

I heard this . It’s shameful that the government didn’t care.

[@henkvandervossen6616]

@@tompham637 my daughter in law, us born and bread, has some allergies against corn syrup etc. So she could not eat most us processed fonds. They ended up importing from Europe. Now untainted food is more available in US, so impact has been reduced.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Yes "London Bridge" was bought by an American and moved to, I think a dessert in the US. Not the famous Tower Bridge!

[@sleepster318]

I'm sure I read somewhere he thought it was Tower Bridge but never thought to check

[@paulqueripel3493]

@@sleepster318 he knew which bridge he was buying. It's at Lake Havasu.

[@danobanano2505]

9:03 about this part there are some theories. One is.. if Americans get sick from enting food, they have to get treatment which costs them greatly. When money matters more then health, right?

[@Hendricus56]

1:15 The London bridge from the 1800s (was rebuild a few times) was sold in the middle of the 20th century to finance the construction of the current London bridge. A guy in the US bought it and had it shipped brick by brick to the US

[@Nikioko]

As a rule of thumb: The more stuff listed on the ingredients list, the less healthy the food is.

[@judecash6918]

His name is Simon Whistler&he has 12 channels,my favourite is Casual Criminalst but they are all good xxx

[@cucublueberry8078]

I have NEVER EVER in my whole life eaten instant mashed potatoes... 😳

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

same here, always made it myself, why the hell would someone eat instant?

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

It was actually a part of the military field rations served in the danish army for when you was out on excercise in the fields. Just add boiling water and you have a meal. Obviously it can’t compare with real boiled potatoes mashed in butter.

[@PieterBreda]

I have. It has nothing to do with normal mashed potatoes.

[@electronics-girl]

When I was a kid, I had a friend over for lunch. My mom asked if he wanted mashed potatoes, and he said yes. Then, he was horrified as my mom proceeded to make mashed potatoes out of these brown lumpy things. Apparently he had only ever had instant mashed potatoes, and didn't know about the other kind!

[@PieterBreda]

@@electronics-girl That is really hilarious.

[@6666Imperator]

these things were also the reason why many EU citizens were very much against a new Free Trade Agreement between EU und America where many of these things would have been allowed to be imported to the EU markets.

[@klamin_original]

I don't want to sound offensive, but a huge problem is the attitude of US farmers and officials. An American farmer would never say they could improve their product, the farmer would always say they make the greatest possible product. And with that attitude you're not open for change, you surely can maximize profits with hormones and synthetic additives, but most farmers will never question what they're doing in the first place.

[@iemand2612]

Dutch farmers do that too…

[@klamin_original]

@@iemand2612 oh yeah the protests

[@raatroc]

Why do they put that stuff in it in the U.S.? The answer is very simple...profit...profit...profit. Less complicated production processes, longer shelf life, more meat from one animal, better resistance against diseases etc. etc. But the U.S. is the land of the free. Companies are free to slowly kill their costumers, and costumers are free do eat dangerous food. Long live freedom!

[@fatedtolive667]

When you create a society in which THE ONLY criteria against which EVERYTHING is weighed is financial, and all action/inaction can be justified in the mame of profit, you've created a situation wherein literally nothing is valued, unless it can show a clear profit. So, the question becomes, is it ultimately more profitable to keep the population healthy, or unhealthy? The answer seems pretty clear, and may also indicate why state sponsored jingoism is demanded, from cradle to grave.

[@sharonsmith1783]

We don't serve raw pork in Europe. Raw fillet steak from cows is finely chopped and served raw, as is some fish. Pork is preserved in many ways, usually as sausage, and is either pickled in salt, smoked or boiled to make it safe.

[@eduardgrenz4979]

There is raw pork in Germany, its called Mett.

[@j0hnn13K]

The answer to all the :why do they do this?" questions is a simple one, money.. It's all about higher yields per square yard/meter, quicker growth for earlier harvest/butchering, and replacing natural ingredients with chemical equivalents which are much much cheaper. So.. the answer is that simple... it's all about money, cooperate greed and in the US case, capitalistic politics (which also puts money before people). In the EU which has social democratic capitalistic ideals (that's a mouthful...), it's the other way around, people first, money second.. you can still get filthy rich but... you'll be healthier hehehe

[@Schmudini]

The reason why they put ingredients "that are not needed in the first place" in there, is the value of cheaper production or because of optimized production chains in which the material essential. M&M once changed one single chemical to a differtent substance and had to change big parts of the factory for that. Its expensive and stressful for the companys, so they avoid to do it, if not forced by law or the public.

[@jeanbiroute]

Why did you stopped the video so fast. I would have loved to hear you speak about what you think, your experiance and so on. i think this was such a good topic

[@helenlomas1012]

Visited USA from UK and actually drove past signs for London Bridge when we were in Arizona.

[@MrHorse-by3mp]

I'm pretty sure you could use Mountain Dew as a drain cleaner or embalming fluid.

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

I feel sorry for all the European people now living in the Divided States of America WOW please come back to Europe where it's so much better and healthier especially the food over here. Other than that a great video keep it up👍 And greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱

[@iemand2612]

Reminder that farmers in the Netherlands, although better regulated, uses much more pesticides (causing cancers, brain diseases and heart conditions)! It's not necessarily healthier here :(

[@kayhardy2871]

It's hard not to feel for all the American people living in the Divided States, should they come over here and give the land back to the natives ? Haha

[@FanFictionneer]

@@kayhardy2871 Maybe us in the EU should start taking in American refugees too.

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

@@FanFictionneer As long if they keep their politics over there than in my honest opinion they are more than welcome over here😊

[@DidierWierdsma6335]

@@iemand2612 Food here in the Netherlands is so much better than the food in the Divided States of America. And i was not refering about the Netherlands only i was refering on Europe as a whole. Hell Europe in general is so much better period so glad to live here and not in the Divided States of America. Once again i feel sorry for those Europeans still living there they have been sold a lie America is not the greatest and it's definitly not the land of the free far from it. Prettige dag toegewenst Iemand😊

[@AnthondeVries]

2:00 also a lot of coloured tattoo ink illegal here... banned not so long ago

[@MrMctijn]

Just mostly eat fresh fruit and vegetables and you'll be fine, even in the US. It's quite simple; avoid processed food. Not easily going to happen in the US, because most of school cantines serve junk food. It's so sad to see this from a distance.

[@irissupercoolsy]

in Belgium, most school cantines don't serve anything 😅😅 But yeah, it doesn't matter when you're a kid. Because you want to just eat what everyone else eat.

[@littleprincess8526]

@@irissupercoolsy Because in Belgium parents give food to their children to take with them.

[@irissupercoolsy]

yeah obviously

[@Bolachas25]

15:10 He said “they can’t stand or walk”.

[@twinmama42]

Simon's got 11 channels (at the moment): TopTenz, Today I found out, Biographics, Geographics, Highlight History, Decoding the Unknowns, Casual Criminalist, Megaprojects, Sideprojects, Brain Blaze, Xplrd. Until two years ago he also was the host of Visual Politics EN. Raw minced pork (Schweinemett in German) can only be obtained by certified butchers. Most people eat it with onions and buns, sometimes seasoned. But I prefer a darker bread (more rye than wheat) with it. In our area of the Palatinate, you can find Schweinemett but people prefer "Bratwurstfülsel" which is the mass that you fill into sausage casings and which is already seasoned. You either eat it with bread or with steamed potatoes and pickles. Like other "homemade" sausages such as Leberwurst (liver pudding), Blutwurst (blood pudding), Schwartenmagen (different pork pieces in jelly), or Saumagen (a pig stomach filled with pork, potatoes, vegetables, and occasionally chestnuts).

[@katashworth41]

You missed Into The Shadows.

[@Lea-rb9nc]

The London Bridge was sold in 1968, and it was reconstructed in Arizona with a completion date of 1971.

[@oshifish2]

If you want to move to an EU country do start working on becoming bilingual! Another thing is having a skill that is on the skills list. I immigrated from the US to Scotland because I married a Scot. I STILL had to go through four visas and it costs a fortune. No European country is very welcoming for people to just come on in for sure. The same goes the other way believe it or not. ( we looked at him coming to the US but it made much more sense to come here!). I wish you the best of luck and will follow you on the journey as a sub! I enjoy your channel! x

[@oshifish2]

@@frankmurray1549 Very true but not to move there from the US, It requires loads of visas.

[@xjrlionheart4423]

...it`s all up to us! What we buy, how we eat. So simple is that.

[@emilyliles5991]

I went to school with someone who use to eat raw pork sausages. And no, that’s not the norm in the UK (where I’m from), but they never got ill from it and to this day (15 years later) they’re still going strong. (And yes, this is a weird thing to eat, but apparently totally possible) 🤢 You can also eat raw eggs in the UK, and you don’t refrigerate them. You won’t find eggs in the fridge section of a supermarket but on a shelf in the baking isle.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

Some people are just lucky.

[@slake9727]

*aisle

[@TomJones-be5ny]

I find it interesting that the country that has commercialized it's health care system let's this stuff into their food. While the countries that have free health care ban it.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

Imported pork to Australia can't have bone in because of disease on the bone marrow that could possibly in to our local pork. As a result I only purchase pork with bone in, mainly to support our local growers. Even though it might only be a 50/50 chance getting imported with no bone in.

[@HakanTunaMuzik]

are you from Australia? as a result of this video i looked into cancer rates and was shocked to see Australia being number one in the world, with usa being 5th, I am going to look into more, but any idea why Australia would be 1st?

[@stanleywiggins5047]

@@HakanTunaMuzik Well I know we have the highest skin cancer rates in the world. As for other cancers I don't know, my mother's aunt had breast cancer & a sister of a friend had overran cancer, & the fact that I have been sucking on tobacco for around 48 years I probably have lung cancer growing

[@darrellbeets7758]

the chlorine washed chicken thing is like this, here in europe we feel like after u dropped the chicken u cant just wash it and sell it as if it never dropped...just dont drop it and u wont have to wash it.

[@coot1925]

You sound surprised by this info dude, but you should know by now that everything in the US is about profit, not about the welfare of its people. ✌️♥️🇬🇧

[@noadehaan5295]

Dutchie here! First of all , love the room lol. Secondly, I have some American relatives and, therefore, visited a few times. Most of these products still exist in NL, but EU-fied and healthier. Mnt Dew was banned here not too long ago and is still available and europeanified in Belgium and Poland, but much of these are available here, only without the harmful chemicals and animal rights violations

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Charlie, you asked if there is a difference in out comes in US vs EU, at the most basic Average life expectancy Male/Female North America 75/80 Western Europe 79/84. USA is 53rd in wold ranking for average age at death in the world.

[@videomailYT]

It is so easy to make mushed potatoes by yourself. After you boil the peeled potatoes (boil it with a bit salt in the water) you pour the boiled water away. And then add a little bit of milk and butter and a little bit of nutmeg and then mash all the stuff together with an potatoes musher 🤷👍 ^^ and when I can do it, then you should be able to do it too and it won't end in a nuclear catastrophe... XD

[@davidhutchinson5233]

The livestock commentary is one of the reasons I went plant based vegan. Best thing I ever did.

[@eileencritchley4630]

Same here have been for the pasts 28years.

[@leya2215]

So for some things they don’t ban the products, like skittles. But there’s factories that make them in Europa that factor out the dyes and stuff that isn’t healthy and supplement it for something else that is allowed

[@milesdust3465]

Maybe buy potatoes and mash them?😆

[@eileencritchley4630]

I bet they'll be full of growth hormones and nastie pesticides and will be tasteless unless organically grown.

[@simonblackham4987]

I have always wondered what the ingredients are in Heinz Tomato Ketchup ... in the UK they are: Tomatoes (148g per 100g Tomato Ketchup), Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Spice and Herb Extracts (Contain Celery), Spice. Long ago it used to say: "Tomatoes, Vinegar, Sugar and Spices" ... but the EU ( and UK by default) now demands a more complete list. There is an EU list of items that can produce a severe allergic reaction in some people, Celery is on the list and is therefore singled from the other Herbs and spices and shown in bold.

[@ulliulli]

"Why don't we let food be the way food's been for a couple thousand years". Because, IF we do that, we would have a worldwide famine. Modern grain is different to "old timey grain", because it is more resistant and at the same time more harvestable. Example: Take a farmer from 1900 and one from today who both cultivate the same area. Through technology and breeding of certain types of grain (without genetic engineering!) the yield has increased by 3250%. Genetic engineering is trying to increase this even more and to make certain types of grain cultivable for regions where they could not have been grown 100 years ago. The problem with genetic manipulation is not so much that you end up with more grain, corn, etc., but whether the genetic modification has an impact on our diet as a whole and if it has side effects in the specific (e.g. cancerous in the long run).

[@robinbennett3531]

artificial fertilizers also account for yield increases? As for GM, can't fault golden rice but ones linked to pesticides like glyphosate are a racket.

[@Meansnare]

The Mrs is from Tennessee, I’m from the UK, the quality of our food blew her mind, especially our meat and other food where the fresher it is the better it is.

[@samiraperi467]

Mountain Dew isn't banned in Europe but the formulation may be different. I've bought it at my local supermarket.

[@marita2g]

Yeah I think they took out that ingredient

[@MrQ454]

@@marita2g also you can't find soft drinks (like Coca Cola, Pepsi etc made with corn syrup like in USA

[@LythaWausW]

@@MrQ454 But sodium cyclamate is OK : (

[@LythaWausW]

I was surprised to find that Mtn Dew bottles are the color of the drink in Germany. I poured it out of its neon green plastic bottle, and it was the color of pee. Better just keep it in the bottle.

[@windsorSJ]

I used to work in a food testing laboratory every day we had new batches food that had to be tested before being sold to the public. Every batch of imported food had to be tested and sometimes some would fail which meant that the whole batch had to be destroyed.

[@Hrn250]

You said that they have raw minced porc in Germany. I could hardly believe it at first that raw spicy pork is eaten in Germany, but it is true indeed . So 👍🏻Charlie. Mett is a German delicacy of raw ground pork, often bought from the metzger or butcher, already seasoned with salt and pepper, sometimes garlic and ground caraway. In northern Germany it is known as hackpeter. When raw onion is added, it is called zwiebelmett. When onion and rubbed marjoram are added, it is known as thuringer mett. Mett is a sensitivity with strict guidelines

[@ljunassecretgarden3593]

And it's delicious on a pumpernickel Brot for the habenbrot 👌

[@marcotruschel9427]

The reason for the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is that natural grown foods generally don't provide a lot of food or can't be grown effectively in some climates or anything else that inhabits their effective growth. By modifying the plants they can more effectively feed humans because they can make more food per plant, be resistent against bugs so no spraying with agricultural toxics against bugs is needed or they can grow in warmer or colder climates. This has sort of been done for decennia by farmers where a plant that grew more food or was better resistent against something was fertalized by another plant with those abilities meaning they would get more plants with that ability.

[@marcelkurz134]

breeding grain for specific propertjes is pretty much the same as GMO treatment. Both change the genome. The advantage with GMO treatment is the ability to only change specific genes (nowadays due to all the grain "breeding", it is a lot more susceptible to disease than previous corn types). GMO might help to fix some of these vulnerabilities or help decrease the necessary water etc. It has to be properly controlled and tested though

[@Seraphiqueband]

Charlie, just peel, boil (use some salt) and mesh the potatoes yourself. Cooking is a nice passtime.

[@everythingsgone]

I miss one food from the US (this will expose me as a true gourmet 😂): candy corn. I find it delicious 😁

[@skillaxxx]

I was afraid you were gonna mention fried butter sticks ....

[@mairiconnell6282]

The London Bridge was sold but the buyers thought they were buying Tower Bridge.as for mashed potatoes you buy, boil and mash with butter and a little milk. Bish, bash, bosh job done!

[@OzoneTheLynx]

Yes chemicals and GMOs need strong regulation to make sure companies that make them actually ensure that they are safe, but it's not like chemicals or GMOs are intrinsically evil and will kill you just because their chemicals or GMOs. Those only describe how we produce these compounds (calling something by it's scientifically standardized name or producing it on an industrially efficient scale doesn't make it dangerous) or species (basically any of our crops aren't natural, but have been selectively bred to become better at providing us with what we need GMOs just use different faster methods to do that). And only because something is "natural" doesn't mean it won't kill you and sometimes artificial products get replaced by natural alternatives but uses those in ways that are even worse than the artificial product was.

[@thepawecio]

7:21 we basically messed with food for couple thousands of years. We just did it far less efficient, by mixing together speciffic animals, and by selecting speccific crops. GMO is doing just that but far more precise.

[@Thy340]

"Why don't we just stop messing with food. Why don't we just let food be the way food's been for a couple thousand of years." You wouldn't recognize corncob or a peach from a couple of hundreds or thousand years ago. We always messed with food. For example, lots of fruits changed drastically during cultivation. It started thousands of years ago with selective breeding(more pulp=more food=more water=less/different flavor), now we just added genetics and chemicals. Search for "how fruits changed". It's mind blowing... and sick. Some fruits are so messed up that they need genetics and chemicals to gain at least some of their flavor back.

[@LythaWausW]

When I was a kid grapes had seeds.

[@HUNTERxROY]

Fun fact, Eggs from the EU cant be shipped to the US and vice versa

[@mattbosley3531]

Yes, the London Bridge got moved to Arizona years ago ( the old one - they built a new one in London).

[@dutch7188]

Maybe that's why, we in the Netherlands, are so tall. There used to be given growing hormones to cattle..and we drank lots and lots of milk in our youth. When those things were not regulated yet

[@dannychan6167]

Mashed potatoes - potatoes, milk, butter, salt and nutmeg. Peel the potatoes, cook and then "mash" them with the other ingredients.

[@dennismeurs9736]

Koop brood bij de bakker, vlees bij de slager, groente bij de groenteboer....etc etc..

[@nahthravan]

I really love how some madlads send you an Ajax clock

[@jayeell1253]

In other countries we drink milk right after milking the cow, because its usually raised naturally. Not here in America. I grew up with my Mom cooking and making breakfast with the milk right after milking the cow. Naturally fresh

[@allangoodger969]

It also comes down to cost and having an edge on flogging more of your product over the compition.

[@myprophet1]

The London bridge was relocated in 1968. It now spans Lake Havasu in Arizona.

[@borut3005]

Farmed salmon isn't banned in Europe and it's colored with astaxanthin as well. In fact, astaxanthin is considered safe and it's even sold as a dietary supplement. Mountain Dew isn't banned anymore, because it doesn't contain BVO anymore.

[@ceicli]

We have a brand of instant mashed potato without those additives in Sweden, not needed to make a mash. Farmed salmon? Strange, the Norwegian farmed salmon sells a lot in Sweden (even if voices are raised about the farming problems too). It's probably the coloring that makes it extra pink that's banned.

[@FluffyEnbyneering]

Skittles can actually be bought in Sweden so I guess they sell different skittles without bad chemicals here

[@Insane98]

They actualy banning monster energy and other energy drinks bigger then 250ml in The Netherlands, in some shops its still available, but they have removed em from populair grocery stores.

[@godenzoon5955]

I love your background, especially the Ajax clock :-D.