🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To AMERICAN FOODS THAT ARE BANNED AROUND THE WORLD!

[@NickBLeaveIt]

Also, half of these countries haven’t banned smoking anywhere near enough for them to talk to me about cancer-causing ingredients.

[@flare9597]

Yeah why should smoking be allowed even tho we know it causes cancer

[@theprowrestlingnova]

@@11BscoutNG it's called reading ingredients lol most are partially illiterate or lazy

[@ESUSAMEX]

@@11BscoutNG What? Smoking is known to cause cancer, but the foods banned in Europe haven't caused any cancer. It's all "believed to cause cancer." If you want informed choice, do not ban things, just give a written warning on the package.

[@JuandeFucaU]

@@flare9597 smoking regulations and enforcement has become so bad lately..... I got arrested the other day for smoking a salmon.

[@Elsi-77]

Same thought 😂

[@pd-ou1tg]

I think the discrepancy is that some substances have wildly different effects in humans and animals, which is where almost all “may cause” [x disease] claims come from since it hasn’t been confirmed in humans. Most of the time, these chemical food ingredients might react differently in animals and in an abundance of caution they are removed by certain countries’ regulatory environment. There are things that are banned in the US out an abundance of caution but perfectly legal in the EU or Japan, for example. Every country selectively cherry picks its risks and risk tolerances. Many chemical ingredients kill roaches but humans can tolerate it, which is why we can buy insecticides at the store. A lot of times these animal studies also use dosages and absorption methods that do not reflect how humans use it. We don’t drink insecticides or sunscreen, for example…but many animal studies testing the safety of these ingredients might inject gallons of these ingredients into a rat to test the limits that humans couldn’t possibly reach while using the product. If a tumor forms or the rat dies, they might try to replicate it in humans only to realize that you can’t ethically force feed or inject humans gallons of a foul-tasting chemical like you can with animals and there is no effect at normal dosages and absorption methods. It’s important context that’s often left out of why there is no agreement on what is too dangerous to allow people to buy between culturally-similar countries in the Western world.

[@PixelatedH2O]

When it comes to many ingredients there's a lot of fear mongering involved. In many cases the amounts used is perfectly safe. It's only when they're consumed in very high doses that they're dangerous.

[@mod850]

And let's face it, in animal studies, they are not concerned with remaining within even extreme human usage limits. They'll inject or feed or apply ridiculous amounts of a substance, looking for a result. Remember saccharine? It was banned in the us due to bad research practices, injecting and feeding colossal amounts of pure saccharine into rats and determined that saccharine causes cancer. Firstly, we don't inject saccharine. Secondly, we don't consume saccharine in the amounts given to these rats. If I injected thirty kilos of saccharine into my body, yeah I'd probably get a bad case of dead. But not in the minuscule amounts put into food and sweetener packets.

[@PixelatedH2O]

@@mod850 exactly!

[@catgirl6803]

I’m now wondering how much Stove Top Stuffing I need to eat in order for it to be dangerous. Lol. I eat it one time a year on Thanksgiving. That’s it.

[@msjkay16]

Because people consume food daily, not sparingly. Many kids live on junk food. That's why for the first time in history, the next generation is expected to have a shorter life span.

[@PixelatedH2O]

@@msjkay16 Even eating some things daily, you'd still eat to eat impossible amounts of certain chemicals, etc, to be truly toxic.

[@topomusicale5580]

Funny how they didn't mention that a large percentage of farm raised salmon comes from Norway, it isn't an American product, and is consumed all through Europe.

[@pjschmid2251]

The amount of trans fat in brownie mix is so overshadowed by the quantity of sugar it’s laughable. If you’re eating brownies you’re not worrying about healthy eating. Don’t get me wrong I’ll have a brownie now and again but whether or not it’s good for me is about as far from my mind as possible while I’m indulging in that chocolaty goodness. As for supposed cancer-causing chemicals I take some of those claims with a large grain of salt. They have so often claimed something’s a carcinogen just to turn around and say oh well not in levels it’s actually present in foos because we gave enough to the lab rat that you have to eat 500 servings of this a day in order to achieve this dose.

[@emanymton713]

Strawberries apparently cause cancer according to some lists… you don’t see those being banned anywhere. Don’t get me wrong. It’s always better to err on the side of caution. But a lot of these bans are ridiculous for the sheer amount of the substance you actually have to ingest at once.

[@michaelbateman8469]

Seriously, both the US Food and Drug Administration and the EU equivalent tend to focus on trendy issues. The banned "POSSIBLY" cancer causing chemicals usually require massive amounts to induce cancer. The risk is extremely low.

[@ncbentle9154]

Studies show that research causes cancer in rats.

[@jaycooper2812]

A bunch of these have preservatives and food coloring that are not allowed in the rest of the world. A lot of preservatives and food coloring in the United States are derived from crude oil. Yes, the same oil that the fuel for your car comes from. The artificial grape flavor comes from coal oil. Yellow 3, yellow 5, and red 40 all come from oil. BHT is thought to cause cancer and is banned in European and Japan. These companies have spent million of dollars lobbying the United States government not to ban certain ingredients because the alternatives are much more expensive. The best salmon is wild caught from Alaska's Bristol Bay. All Atlantic salmon is farm raised.

[@kensclark]

The problem with using substitutes is that it's really hard to find ANY "safe" compound. If studies were done over years and years, most of the ingredients in modern food would probably be labeled bad.

[@GenXfrom75]

My grandparents ate cereal three nights a week, including the ones listed. They lived to 97 and 107. Papa, who was 97, drank coffee every single morning with saccharine... Another "cancer causing" ingredient. He didn't die from cancer. Fear mongering. 💯

[@bigbake132]

Growing up in the US during the 90's breakfast at school was a bowl of Frosted Flakes (out of a plastic container with a plastic spoon) and two poptarts. I wasn't alone.

[@evilproducer01]

The rBHT or artificial growth hormone fed to cows is easy to avoid, as it is easy to avoid dairy products that contain milk from cows not treated with rBHT as they are labeled as such.

[@bobbykaralfa]

substituting an ingredient or some chemical is completely dumb. i gurantee you that you would find somebody that would be allergic to something no matter how you make it. there is a medical condition a rare one of being allergic to water. usually only affecting the skin. it's just plain impossible to make any product and not have to worry that its allergy free

[@ithilnin123]

When it’s a proven fact that these additives are ACTUALLY harmful to humans, and not just a hypothesis, THEN, I will take any warnings seriously. One only needs to remember how eggs had been declared “bad,” only to realize that was untrue after further research had been conducted. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@ithilnin123]

@@cygnusx-3217 possibly so. I guess that I simply have a difficult time with inconclusive findings being held or treated as undeniable truths. 🤷🏻‍♀️Still, a bit of due diligence never hurt anyone.

[@jwb52z9]

A hypothesis in actual science is basically the same as a fact outside of science and has actual data to back it up. The thing about science is that it can change as new information is discovered. You don't just only pay attention to science when it says something you like.

[@ithilnin123]

@@jwb52z9 which works both ways, I’m sure. 😏

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@jwb52z9 No. You're thinking of the term "theory" not "hypotheses." A scientific theory is an established framework with extensive supporting evidence that is used as a basis for explanations in the relevant field. An hypothesis, on the other hand, is a preliminary assumption that is tested against to try and determine if that assumption is true or false (or indeterminate.)

[@david-1775]

@@jwb52z9 Uhhh no it isn't.

[@jacquelinej143]

Any milk i've seen declares that it's free of rBST right on the label and I live in the U.S.

[@carolinezook]

I guess all the sodium is why Stove Top Stuffing is so delicious.

[@shirleydurr411]

There is flavor in the fat. Moderation is the key.

[@maryannanderson2213]

Changing the ingredients slightly would also change the taste slightly and that change in taste might mean the difference in whether people continue to buy the product. Also, most people are not overly alarmed because they believe that the "cancer causing agents" were given in HUGE doses to laboratory rats which made them develop cancer. You would have to feed humans buckets full of those ingredients to make up the same ingredient to body weight that was consumed by the rats who developed cancer.

[@hackerx7329]

A few points. One. People in different parts of the world have different genetic makeups that can either make them more prone to having issues with a particular ingredient or food while people from another region can consume it with no issue. To go with that some may consume foods together so that one counteracts something from another or they prepare a food differently. Take a look at Sushi. If prepared improperly or if the ingredients aren't handled properly there are many possible illnesses or parasites you could contract and if fugu is prepared incorrectly it can absolutely kill you. What wasn't known for a long time is that the wasabi often served with sushi in Japan is actually anti microbial and protect you from multiple types of bacteria. Two. Many things are potentially linked to cancer with no solid evidence one way or another. There is also the consideration of exposure levels. Some things can be harmful if you are exposed to even a small amount once while others can be perfectly safe even with daily low level exposure while a one time high exposure level can do damage. Everybody needs water and plenty of it but it is possible to drink too much and shut down your kidneys (very rare but there was a famous case involving a contest to win a Wii) or at the far extreme there is drowning. High levels of sodium are terrible for you but everybody needs some. The same goes for many vitamins. Three. Based on combinations of factors different countries set different standards for food safety including outright bans, consumption level recommendations, and labeling requirements. Short answer is the best advice is to look up for yourself what levels of ingredients are considered unsafe/harmful for you and consider how often you consume something and how much at once.

[@reptilesrodents]

It looks like everything in this video was shot in the eighty's. I hope that was updated since then. I love stovetop.

[@JuandeFucaU]

I tried salmon farming once but my wife said I wasted some very expensive caviar in our garden.

[@BigDave423AAAO]

🤦😏😄😅😂🤣

[@dsmkrotj4990]

Are,you serious 😂😂🙄 .

[@thebyrd433]

Some of these substances haven't been 'proven' to have caused anything other than a problem in a poor test animal when it was fed/injected with more of the substance than anyone could possibly eat in a lifetime. That being said, with some of them, especially rubbish like dyes and whiteners (for Arby's bread products) there's no good reason not to be safe and just ditch the substance. I don't care if my Skittles aren't quite as colourful or a bakery product isn't blindingly white, and I don't think very many other non-shallow people care, either.

[@dsmkrotj4990]

I live without a lot of these especially Arby's as an American .

[@harrystinefelt8765]

"Potentially", "possibly" and "some believe" why would any company change their recipes because of uncertainty? We've been eating this stuff forever and we seem to be doing just fine.

[@carlaleonard5693]

Better than safe then sorry it's better to change thier recipes to prevent any risk for the public

[@harrystinefelt8765]

@@carlaleonard5693 with that logic we shouldn't leave the house.

[@david-1775]

@@carlaleonard5693 "Some believe" that computer monitors can "potentially" cause cancer and "possibly" cause sleep disorders. You should probably stop using or phone or computer now. I mean... better safe than sorry.

[@innocentsweetiepie]

It's a free country so if everything is disclosed and it isn't poisonous it should be the individuals choice.

[@kimberlystankiewicz7961]

If we stopped eating everything that would make us sick, we would starve to death. What about the air and water? We are not going to live forever.

[@RaeInTime]

Another great video, Kabir! 👍👍😊

[@jenniferwarhawk7301]

Stove Top is da bomb! I don't even care about Europe's desire to decide what's good for me. Ima eat me some Stove Top from time to time. 🤷‍♀️

[@mavahuth5044]

I have heard that red dye will cause some kids to become hyper. Also some dyes, can cause allergic reaction. My daughter has to make sure that some medicine doesn't have a pinkish tint.

[@marydavis5234]

I had two cousins that are highly allergic to grapes so they have to be careful with purple colored foods, for example= eggplant, all grapes and grape flavored drinks.

[@mavahuth5044]

@@marydavis5234 It can be rough to have a food or color allergy. It can be surprisingly, where it can show up.

[@jsamuelsen]

"Some may possibly fear that it was linked to supposedly cause potential hints of cancer like substances."

[@JuandeFucaU]

"allegedly"

[@BigDave423AAAO]

"California Proposition 65 Warning" This product blah blah blah cancer, crossed eyes, hemorrhoids, and itchy teeth. Don't touch it. Don't even look at it. DANGER! Danger Will Robinson! Run, flee, hide. 🙄

[@david-1775]

Well, that is what I head from the reporter who was listening to this guys phone conversation from across the room at the airport.

[@Nik-py5qj]

You should watch Harvest of fear, it's a documentary about what America does to it's food and why a lot of other countries will not let it in.

[@tristanholiday3351]

I stopped eating processed foods ages ago. my most unhealthy day of eating is saturday… I typically hit up Five Guys. I haven’t consumed anything on this list in years.

[@david-1775]

You REALLY need to read the actual studies that are being referenced. Driving a car is potentially dangerous. I have seen a study that shows that Nissan cars have a terrible safety record when tested with house cats.

[@TDHSFV]

I like a lot of these things, but I know I shouldn’t eat them too much.

[@AlaskanQueen74]

I love salmon, we fish in the summer, and there is nothing like catching, cleaning and cooking it right there in the beach so so good

[@NickBLeaveIt]

Half of this list is outdated

[@pizzaisnotapieahotdogisasa7893]

I only eat organic lettuce and drink water that has been quadruple distilled. I'm gonna live forever.

[@richardwest4554]

HAHAHAHA no your not!

[@CMarkem]

Unfortunately they recently discovered that only Quintuple filtering produced longer life, sorry.

[@JakkiPi]

My 102 year old heart great great grandmother drank and smoked cigars, ate raw meat mixed in bile. My 86 year old great grandmother does the same. She also finished her last marathon under 6 hours in her 70's.

[@jjw1072]

@@richardwest4554 *you're

[@zeged34]

You will die

[@RD-nq7fl]

I am American and my family rarely eats any of these products. My son and husband like Stovetop dressing, but only eat that product at thanksgiving.

[@Fuzz32]

Can I be honest? I know that some of these foods are not healthy, at all. But I’ve done my own research and have found that it’s mostly nutritionists being dramatic. Metabolism differs from person to person, sometimes food is really bad for you, sometimes it’s not as bad. Truthfully I’ve heard many stories of people who had really bad diets who lived long and fulfilling lives. And I’ve heard stories about people who had very healthy diets who didn’t live very long. The problem with eating healthy is that, in my opinion, it’s quantity over quality. We want to live to be one hundred but we don’t want to enjoy it. I know some people will say “But you can enjoy it when you eat healthy” and that is true. But that fully depends on who you are not what you eat.

[@fannybuster]

Taken in moderation, none of these banned foods will cause any real health problems.Some people can't get enough of a good thing

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Last I knew, BHT and partially hydrogenated soybean oil are (or were) in almost all processed foods. Granted, I haven't been checking much _lately_ so if there've been recent changes, I wouldn't necessarily be aware of them. But back when I did read a lot of ingredients labels, these two were both literally more common than MSG. As for using substitutes for the banned ingredients, that's a treadmill that never ends. The substitutes end up being banned too, inevitably, and round and round it goes. The only way to do that is to limit yourself to ingredients that really *can't* be banned because the public would riot (apples, potatoes, tomatoes, flour, sugar, ...), but then you end up with a product that's not shelf stable and has to be consumed within days of being packaged, and in most cases it isn't very photogenic either. So in general you only change out ingredients when they get banned some place that *matters* because you sell a significant quantity of your product there, or else there's enough evidence that it hurts people, to potentially cost you a lot of money in a lawsuit. American breakfast cereal companies don't care very much if their product is illegal in Denmark and Switzerland, because those countries don't buy much American breakfast cereal anyway. It's like asking why Kinder doesn't just stop putting plastic bits in their chocolate eggs.

[@randyjohnson8667]

Ritz could have partially hydroxide baby seal oil and I would still have to admit that they are tasty

[@melissabill1640]

As soon as I saw the pop tarts in the thumb nail I zoomed into this video. I love ❤️ pop tarts and I’m getting them free at the Airbnb I’m staying at.

[@typod4810]

Just to weigh in on this video Kabir. You ask why these aren't banned if they are so problematic and proven to have these effects and the answer is very simple in that they have not. There are studies that claim to show a potential link between cancer and various things including those they showed in this video, but the link has always remained very tenuous and to this day has always remained unproven. The same types of studies say that drinking hot tea and coffee also cause cancer as well so why are we still drinking them? Ultimately I think it comes down to a difference in approach. Places like Sweden, Denmark and other parts of the EU often opt for an approach of banning things that may be dangerous until further studies prove that they are not. The US tends to do the opposite in allowing things until it's actually shown to be dangerous. Which is the better approach? Who knows, but we will likely always have differences in how we approach things until something is actually proven. Either way it's somewhat laughable that in the EU where almost 20% of people continue to smoke on a daily basis they are more concerned over the food dye and not the actual cause of most cancers.

[@lesliehagemann5755]

I was eating Wheat Thins watching this. 😆 Oops!

[@Nope991]

🤦‍♂️. Now you're going to die in the near future.

[@hollykinslow5193]

I was shocked at most of these products. I'm in NASH, TN. One expects artificial dyes, but BHT?? That's a game changer. I work for Whole Foods and there are 100+ ingredients they do not let into the store. However, you pay for it out of your pocket. The ideal is to grow as much of your own food as possible. I rent a cabin just outside of Nashville so I container garden as much as I can.

[@david-1775]

Kabir, if I told you that if a dog were to eat 40 chocolate bars it could get really sick, would you stop eating chocolate?

[@catgirl6803]

Freedom in the US is all about people making their own individual choices rather than government stepping in. And food companies aren’t going to mess with their bottom line. You have to eat A LOT of these foods for them to not be safe, in moderation it’s fine. I usually buy 1 box of fun cereal a year so it won’t hurt me and I eat pop tarts for dessert usually once a month. Day to day I stay away from all packaged foods and I don’t eat dairy since breast cancer runs in my family. Let people make their choices. I remember years ago there was a news program warning pregnant women that eating too much tuna was dangerous because of the mercury causing a scare. Turns out you had to eat like 6 cans of tuna every single day for it to be bad. Who is doing that? You also have to eat pounds of cold cuts every day in order for them to cause cancer.

[@msjkay16]

Hydrogenated oil is the reason I didn't buy Ritz for years but recently I saw that they eliminated it so I got a box. :-) Always read the ingredient list.

[@stefanniecundiff1554]

I think some of these preservatives are what make products semi-addictive, which is why companies aren't about to remove them.

[@sallyintucson]

Those companies are huge and like to show their power, no matter how bad a certain ingredient is.

[@carlaleonard5693]

Love stove top but there's alot and I mean a lot if changes that needs made in our culture's food . We have too much salt sugar and chemicals in our foods. As someone with serious health problems I hate that the unhealthy food is cheaper than the not healthy foods

[@droyal18able]

If you work hard outside none of that is unhealthy. Salt and sugar are no problem at all.

[@carlaleonard5693]

@@droyal18able that's not true . But have a blessed day

[@carlaleonard5693]

I have worked as a construction worker and in a saw mill I have walked everywhere many miles daily and I still have blood pressure and diabetes due to poor eating habits . In order to be perfectly healthy you have to do exercise eat right and not have health issues that aren't beyond your control and if you have epilepsy lupus ms etc you won't be perfectly healthy but exercise and proper diets are still recommended to be as healthy as possible.

[@JuandeFucaU]

I had some trans fats when I was in college but they really don't like being called that.

[@Blondie42]

Pop tarts aren't banned everywhere 😑 I saw some on a shelf at an international food market in Asia.

[@Nope991]

Shhhh 🤫. Don't reveal such a secret. This isn't good 😥😖

[@PcTato]

If it's processed and packaged for shelf life, it's probably got something In it would wouldn't want to eat if you knew about it. Fresh is always usually better but quick is quicker.

[@tonycardone990]

One thing that I consider funny is that overcooked meat is not healthy for people but they tell you to cook your meat well to avoid getting sick from undercooked meat which is more digestible and in the US most meet is either flash frozen or frozen for a long period of time to kill any bacteria or parasites that might be in it if they somehow survived all the antibiotics and pesticides they use on mass produced cattle in the first place. I've been eating raw meat since I was a couple years old and still haven't gotten any parasites or any serious bacterial infections from any yet and I'm 45 years old. I've also eaten a decent amount of uncooked chicken and haven't died from salmonella yet so I'm thinking somebody in charge of setting all these guidelines isn't exactly being truthful with everybody about how dangerous these things are. As for all the food dyes and chemical additives, I really don't see a point in even using dye on food to make it look more appealing, just let people get used to eating food in it's natural state. If you're so picky that you won't eat a hamburger because the meat got Gray from being exposed to the air because it didn't have enough red dye in it to keep it looking fresh or you won't buy certain candy because the coating isn't bright enough or drink something because the color is a little bit off clear or looks like dirty water instead of being bright blue or purple or green or whatever other color dye they put into all these products then I think you're just an idiot to begin with and have no real survival instinct and deserve to starve to death for being so picky. And if you're a food producing and distributing company that for some reason can't sell your products without them looking all colorful and psychedelic and having enough preservatives in them to make the product last for years (unless you're selling survival food) then maybe your products aren't that good to begin with and you need to rethink your business plan because you could make a lot more money selling just a good product even if it doesn't look good because you could cut down on half of your ingredients costs

[@tax905972]

Ritz is amazing especially with shrimp salad, lobster salad tuna fish

[@Traci2000]

My husband was talking to a guy at work that spent a couple months in Europe last year. He said while doing nothing different, he lost 20 lbs. He said he realized then that Americans are dealing with so much obesity because we're being fed crap. Companies are able to get away with so much, especially telling "little white lies" about their products, that we don't know what we're eating. We don't know what these ingredients mean on a scientific level so we're going by what we're told but they can advertise "no added preservatives" when what they don't tell you is that they bought this product premade. It has tons of preservatives in it, but because they didn't add any after they bought it, they can advertise it that way. We're being tricked, really. They only care about making a profit. If that costs people their lives, oh well. 🤷

[@danjordan6387]

The big reason why companies haven’t switched their ingredients is it all comes down to money why should they switch one ingredient that cost less for one that cost more when the one that cost the last is still legal

[@alfrediceman9506]

Generally speaking I don't eat much of these products already... high fat, high salt heavily processed stuff is generally not what I choose to eat given a choice

[@screwylooygaming]

As to "if I think the ingredients should be banned", that's up to the countries, but part of me thinks it's they don't want to pay import taxes for an item they can make better. At least for the cake mix.

[@lockaby1]

but if you look back there is thousands of things blamed for causing cancer

[@angelacurtis5912]

Bring it on. I eat all of these products except for Stove Top Stuffing and farm raised Salmon, and that’s because I don’t like them. Wonder if I can bring my Pop Tarts when I come to Europe. Lol. That being said, I do notice the fresh taste of food in Europe. And..Swiss Cake Rolls are made near where I live and they are the bomb!

[@theproceedings4050]

Milk doesn't really have artificial hormones anymore, idk if that's out of date info or what, but everything in the stores now says no artificial hormones.

[@RHCole]

6:59 Because it costs them more money to change the formula than it does to keep it the same 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cyndiagilbert6216]

We’ve been eating them for decades. Kids with ADHD react badly to food dyes, especially the red color. it really hypes them up!

[@jacquelinej143]

Idk why they show Nature's Path toaster pastries when they are talking about Pop Tarts, probably just because they have factory footage of them being made on How It's Made. Nature's Path toaster pastries are an organic and natural version of Pop Tarts. They use plant based color. The cherry pomegranate ones shown are colored with red beet dye concentrate. I've tried that brand, I think they are way better than Pop Tarts even though they cost a little more. Honestly though on my budget I usually get store brand if I get them, and usually only the cinnamon brown sugar because those are the ones I like, except for the Nature's Path fruit ones.

[@jasmindethrow4173]

To say it simply America keeps these ingredients for 2 main reasons. 1, because these chemicals and additives are cheaper than healthier options. 2, the unhealthier the food we eat the more citizens end up with diseases and cancers which in a country without universal medical care is a huge cash out to to corporations and drug manufacturers. For instance the compound cellulose (refined wood pulp) humans cannot digest and causes major intestinal issues yet the FDA approves for most fast food meats to contain up to 31% cellulose.

[@nicolem376]

*Don’t read this if you gag easily I loved pop tarts in high school until..I bit into one and there was a hair so long one side was all wrapped up in my mouth but the strand was still connected to the pop tart and the other end was all twisted up inside the rest of the pop tart. I cannot look at a pop tart with feeling sick and that was over 30 years ago 🤢

[@mod850]

"Why don't these companies..." Money. Save a few cents per package, that translates to millions in profit. Although, to be fair, this video has almost no definitive references. They're using "may be linked" and "possibly". I'd like to see the studies, myself.

[@ExUSSailor]

I think outright banning of foods based on ingredients is ridiculous. It's assuming that your population are idiots. The ingredients are listed on the packaging, people should be allowed the freedom to make their own choices.

[@ExUSSailor]

Especially considering alcohol, and, tobbacco are legal in all these countries, and, there's no shortage of proof of how deadly they both are.

[@Nope991]

Says the liberal. And I mean liberal as in someone who is part of the Libertarian party not when people use it as a replacement for the word democrat.

[@kensclark]

Astaxanthin is also not toxic. I have no idea why they say that. It's a naturally occurring red pigment found in many plants and animals. However, maybe what they INCLUDE with the astaxanthin is toxic.

[@kensclark]

RBST and others are not banned in the US, BUT most milk sold today is hormone and RBST free. So there is no real issue.

[@kriswoods7051]

Yes, it would be great to see these hazardous ingredients removed. I think many people don’t realize they are in some of their favorite products. People are looking to be healthier & many companies are moving that way. As for things like brownies - people don’t eat then regularly, so it may be a risk they are willing to take for eating something once in a while.

[@KKowalski1022]

Rbst is a man made version of BST which is a naturally occurring hormone in cows that aids in milk production. Check out Iowa Dairy Farmer. He explains it.

[@trubblesiriahrenn751]

Everything in moderation!!!!! My Great Uncle ate almost everything listed. Was in peak health....no problems... Up until he died unexpectedly at 92!!!! Stepped off a curb got hit buy a bus..

[@davidrollings1467]

Most of the time the lab animals are getting doses that are 1000 times what they would consume otherwise. This will cause problems with most things. This is also why these companies don't change. Anything that causes problems with routine consumption the government steps in and makes them change it.

[@david-1775]

Oddly enough too much water is dangerous which is why I am demanding it be removed from all stores and homes.

[@GenXfrom75]

Ritz... Leave my Ritz alone! Lol 😂

[@josephmorneau4339]

If you listened to the video, not one of the "problematic" ingredients has been proven to cause anything. That's why those companies are still using them.

[@livingark3275]

Companies want to produce things as inexpensively as possible, and as addictive as possible. They don't really care about consumers health, because there will always be more people to replace you if you die, or stop eating there products.

[@loveit7484]

Ps) I have a theory that the years of steroids in meat products is directly related to huge size/ height changes over last 30 years. As well as the aggression that has become common. Food for thought. Pardon the pun.

[@tammysavoie9771]

Ban the dangerous foods! I was surprised to learn about these foods.

[@Fame_Rate]

i think it`s more about big companies pay the govs to not allow a competing product^^

[@Terrell070]

10:26 was from the Family Guy episode "And the Weiner Is". Let's just say that Peter is jealous of Chris.

[@stacymoore9836]

I live in Morganton North Carolina and this is eye opening

[@rhondacohen9377]

They don’t have to change because the laws are not stringent

[@starkitty14]

I just assume that we have no way to NOT be poisoned unless we grow our own organic vegetables now. Being a US citizen is pretty dumb.

[@PatrioticCoservativeAmerican]

And this is why I eat organic, wild healthy food.....

[@mikaelacash3791]

I never ate any of these as a kid accept for rice crispies. Probably because my mom is a health nut. Lol. But also because I just find most of these things disgusting. These sorts of chemicals should definitely be banned in the US. Seriously, there are other ways of making food that doesn't require possibly harmful chemicals!

[@masudashizue777]

I'm 68 so I'm not so worried anymore.

[@Nope991]

Really? You give up? Interesting.

[@robertschwartz4810]

I remember when they took the red dye out of hot dogs. Who cares? Does anyone miss it? As to the healthfulness of any product, I eat these occasionally, unless they're actively bad for you.

[@darcydoll437]

With the hydrogenated products listed in the video, that would cover most of the regular cookie/biscuit aisle. Lol. A good portion of the cereal aisle as well. I believe the alphabet soup things (BHT,etc) are preservatives. Those substances would likely allow products to last longer on the shelf. That in turn could effect the good 'ol bottom line. 😂🤣🤪

[@jerellebowens4367]

As an American I don’t eat 90% of the stuff on this list

[@icycold9406]

Don’t ban them, they are tastier

[@joadwr]

I have a theory on why the US allows these ingredients/ processes.

[@catgirl6803]

Watch out for the red and green M&Ms. 😀

[@dlcalbaugh]

I don't think most people know about any of these cancer-causing items and if they do, I don't think they care.

[@NurseEmilie]

Almond is pronounced as all munds, not al - in words such as alimony

[@The55nomad]

I'll have them get in touch with you for a discussion.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

I like all of these foods and shouldn't eat any of them. They use these substances because they are good for business. Every one of them are non satiating. In other words, once you start eating them, you are compelled to eat way too much because you aren't going to get full and then you are going to crave more because they taste good. They stimulate that part of your brain that gives you pleasure. Some people absolutely won't touch foods like this, while others don't have that particular survival instinct! Jmo.