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When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the federal agency cited just one 1987 study on rats to support its action.

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[–] Nawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

You mean the scientist who, as the article says, "represented cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds in negotiations with the Department of Health and Human Services about cigarette additives, according to a 1984 corporate memo"? Yeah, I'm sure this guy is completely unbiased towards corporate interests.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"and then we'll put oil and all kinds of weird stuff in all of the food, so then we can charge extra for anything that's just made with... Like...actual food. It'll be super profitable, guys."

This really might be the worst timeline.