Study: Preservative Used in Pop-Tarts and Hundreds of Popular Foods May Harm the Immune System

[2greys]

A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the immune system, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group.

For the study, published this week in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, EWG researchers used data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxicity Forecaster, or ToxCast, to assess the health hazards of the most common chemicals added to food, as well as the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, which can migrate to food from packaging.

EWG’s analysis of ToxCast data showed that the preservative tert-butylhydroquinone, or TBHQ, has been found to harm the immune system both in both animal tests and in non-animal tests known as high-throughput in vitro toxicology testing. This finding is of particular concern during the coronavirus pandemic.

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[Snackjack]

Very interesting 2greys will definitely be looking for TBHQ, never have fast foods so not so concerned about the PFAS, thank you.

[Alberta56]

Oh yuk- so 'they' are poisoning some of the most vulnerable people. And we think the Victorians were daft to have arsenic in their wallpaper.

[Suzie42]

Nice to know.....i will be taking more care in what I eat now

[wheezyof]

When my children were small I allowed them, as a treat, cakes with coloured icing and silver balls . I later found some of the colours were cancer forming and the silver was aluminium. How do the food agencies allow these things to be used?

[SORRELHIPPO]

Another name to add to the list. Have a magnifying glass, which is part of a torch/measuring tape. Always used to take shopping, when buying tins/packets, amused other shoppers, when lighting up the label and then reading the contents. In a second hand clothed shop, had a very shirty reaction from the sales lady, when I got this out, to measure the shirt. Said I should have asked to use theirs.