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It seems like every day, something new is coming out that will probably kill us. One of the most terrifying was the thought that roasted coffee can cause cancer. Yikes! I mean, that doesn’t stop us Americans from drinking an average of 2.1 cups per day. In fact, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t drinking from a cup of coffee right now. Thankfully, we don’t see a coffee ban any time soon. After all, it would cause massive riots.
However, there are some foods that we eat that are banned – not in the U.S., but in other countries. America has notoriously low standards for food, and we constantly hear about it on the news. Anyone who keeps up-to-date with this stuff may remember the Subway scare, where their bread supposedly contained a material that was used to make yoga mats. Funny enough, that chemical is banned in the European Union for causing all sorts of issues on people.
That isn’t the only chemical that’s banned elsewhere, but we eat it all the time. Here are 30 foods that Americans eat on a daily basis that may be killing us. You won’t be able to find these items in the EU for that very reason!
Mountain Dew isn’t the healthiest thing in the world, but it gets even worse when you add in brominated vegetable oil. This ingredient is flame-retardant and has been used in American sodas for decades. In some, it can cause skin lesions, memory loss, and nerve problems.
That’s exactly why Europe and Japan have banned it from all food and beverages. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have promised to remove it from all drinks as of 2014 but still have yet to deliver on this promise.
While becoming less common in the United States, some dairy farms still practice the use of rBST in their milk. This is a hormone that causes increased milk production.
However, it’s been linked to a variety of health conditions including high rates of mastitis in cows that contaminate the milk with pus and antibiotics. Thanks to the use of rBST, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, and the EU have banned milk and dairy products form the U.S.
Our beloved box of Kraft Mac and Cheese has food dye. While this brand has promised to go au natural, other brands still dye their food with yellow #5 and #6.
These food additives are banned in Austria, Norway, and some other European countries because it can cause hyperactivity, increased cancer risk, and allergic reactions. These dyes can be found in countless other items including potato chips, jams, candy, drinks, pet food, shampoo, and even medications.
Pre-packaged ground beef may be easy, but it has pink slime. Pink slime is an additive that lowers the overall fat content. During the process, your meat is exposed to ammonia gas or citric acid to kill bacteria. This isn’t regulated and can cause significant issues in humans. It’s banned in Canada and the European Union.
The sale of American beef, in general, is also restricted in many other countries. This is due to the fact that our cows are treated with hormones to make them produce more milk. Additionally, the use of antibiotics is restricted in other countries. This makes beef a big no-no for most places.
Coffee-Mate is supposedly a great addition to your coffee, but is it? This item is banned in many countries including Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. The reason is simple: hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils.
These ingredients have been linked to heart disease. While the United States also banned these ingredients in 2018, officials did nothing about the existing product out there, meaning there’s still plenty of it floating around…
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