BANNED INGREDIENTS THAT YOU WILL STILL FIND IN YOUR FOOD:

Here’s a compilation of 11 ingredients that are still present in the US diet…substances that
should ideally be treated like “toxic” waste:
1. Synthetic hormones rBGH and rBST (in milk): While Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Japan, Israel and all European Union countries banned the use of rBGH, this hormone is still
used to increase cows’milk production is still used in all 50 states. The use of rBGH increases
the levels of IGF-1 hormone in the milk by at least 6 folds, increasing risks
of breast and prostate cancers.
2. GMOs (in almost everything): In the US, even public pressure hasn’t forced the companies
to label GMO products. 90% of all soy, corn, canola and sugar (sugar beet) in the US is now
GMO.
3. Olestra/Olean (in chips): This chemical additive, a fat substitute, found in fat-free potato
chips causes a dramatic depletion of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids, robbing us of the
vital micro-nutrients.
4. Potassium bromate (in flour): This chemical additive is found in rolls, wraps, flatbread,
bread crumbs, and bagel chips as it helps strengthen dough to bake it faster. Bromine, a
corrosive and toxic chemical has been linked to major organ system damage, birth defects,
growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss.
5. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT): These
chemicals, considered a human carcinogen, a cancer-causing agent, are found in cereal, nut
mixes/trail mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes, and your favorite beer.
6. Azodicarbonamide (in baked foods): This chemical additive is used as bleach and found in
breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packaged baked goods. This chemical has
been linked to asthma and is primarily used in foamed plastics, like yoga mats and sneaker
soles.
7. Chloramphenicol (in honey): This antibiotic used on honey bees has been banned in the US
for years, but can still be found in cheap supermarket honey (along with heavy metals) that
comes from China. 75% of all honey in the US sold as US honey is in fact Chinese honey.
8. Artificial coloring agents (in everything): These are found in an array of processed food
items including cake and cake mixes, candy, macaroni and cheese, medicines, sport drinks,
soda and pet food. Artificial dyes are used to make foods to seem more visually appealing to
consumers. Most artificial colors are made from coal tar, which is also used to seal-coat
products to preserve and protect the shine of industrial floors and also appears in head lice
shampoos to kill off the small bugs.
9. Ractopamine (in pork): It’s banned in the European Union, China, and Taiwan – but this
dangerous drug is still found in 20% of all pork products.
10. Arsenic (in chicken feed): Is added to chicken feed to promote growth, improve efficiency
in feeding the birds, and boost pigmentation, which gives them the appearance of being more
healthy and fresher. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies inorganic arsenic
as a “human carcinogen,” yet it is still allowed to be used in chicken feed.
11. Brominated vegetable oil or BVO (in soft drinks): Found in sports drinks and citrus-
flavored sodas to prevent the flavoring from separating and floating to the surface of these
beverages. Competes with iodine and may lead to thyroid issues, such
as hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and cancer.