[senior citizen]

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I keep clicking on the "show slideshow" but nothing happens.

[senior citizen]

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Still won't work. Clicked on "view slideshow" and nothing happens. What's a hyperlinki?

[Easyrider]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

Still won't work. Clicked on "view slideshow" and nothing happens. What's a hyperlinki?

Another link that might work better for you...

» 13 Banned Foods Still Allowed In The U.S.

Cosmetics banned outside the US but allowed here,

http://www.refinery29.com/2013/06/48...nned-cosmetics

Then there is this list banned here but exported to other countries, used on crops there and then the crops are exported back to the US.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2949694.html

[senior citizen]

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[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

13 Banned Foods Still Allowed in the U.S. | Kitchen Daily


View Slideshow.....

Use the right arrow to check out these 13 banned foods still allowed in the United States. Also, read below info.

Such a shame, that we don't see this in our daily lives. Reading labels does help, but some labels have so many ingredients (and disguised) so you don't know what your eating. Good information

[senior citizen]

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[Mikeod]

There are a few things that bother me about articles like this one.

1. They are based on the assumption that if another country does or doesn't do something that the U.S. doesn't or does do, that the other country is right and the U.S. is wrong. I am not saying the U.S. is always right, but I am saying it is not always wrong. There may be very valid reasons these things are not banned here.

2. Some articles quote studies that "suggest" an additive or substance "may" be linked to an undesirable outcome. But these need further studies to either confirm the suspicion or disprove it. Think of the studies that suggested a connection between a childhood vaccine and Autism that have been disproved by later studies.

3. I also see articles that contain scientific nonsense. Such as ranting about bromine being a dangerous chemical. Certainly elemental bromine is a dangerous chemical, but when bonded to other chemicals may be harmless. For example, sodium is a dangerous chemical in elemental form as is chlorine gas (Think of WWI trench warfare.) but when bonded together as sodium chloride, they become table salt. And they are not going to spontaneously split into dangerous chemicals.

So I tend to take articles like this with a grain of salt (no pun intended) and look for validation by controlled, scientific studies (plural intended).

[doccrocker]

Originally Posted by mikeod

So I tend to take articles like this with a grain of salt (no pun intended) and look for validation by controlled, scientific studies (plural intended).

I concur heartily, but would add that the studies must be done by objective researchers who have no personal agenda. I have seen far too many articles and attended too many lectures presented by individuals who are merely promoting themselves (books, interviews etc.) for personal gain by citing only their own articles as proof. As the girl in the ad said about her 'French model' boyfriend whom she met on the internet, "if its on the internet it must be true".- BonJour

Used Easyrider's link then tried Senior Citizen's link--it finally worked. Then I clicked on the "view slideshow" about the steaks and no luck. Oh well, learned something from the banned foods link.