Avoiding Toxic Food Chemicals Just Got a Bit Easier: New Laws & What You Need to Know
When I was a kid at lunch, while my friends were eating those heavenly-looking ultraprocessed Twinkies and Ringdings and making dough balls with their white bread, I ate home-made yogurt or nutbutter sandwiches on a very dense, whole grain bread; or perhaps noshed on some sardines. Make no mistake, I went through a very rebellious phase involving Oreo cookies when I finally called the food shots in my life. But thankfully, I had gleaned enough from my mom that this phase didn’t last long. Indeed, I developed a deep appreciation for how savvy she was (and still is!) when it comes to keeping food clean, healthy and almost completely free of ultraprocessing and toxic food chemicals. She taught me the importance of avoiding ultra-processed foods and toxic food chemicals, long before it became a public health headline.