Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Food flavor safety system a ‘black box’ | Center for Public Integrity

Food flavor safety system a ‘black box’ | Center for Public Integrity: "But the organization responsible for the safety of most “natural” and “artificial” flavors that end up in foods and beverages isn’t part of the U.S. government. Rather, the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association — a secretive food industry trade group that has no in-house employees, no office of its own and a minuscule budget — serves as the de-facto regulator of the nation’s flavor additives."



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