Food Additives

Media Coverage : If Food is in Plastic, What's in the Food?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Thomas Neltner, project director of the Food Additives Project, is quoted in a Washington Post article about the safety of plastic food packaging and the tiny amounts of chemicals that can sometimes migrate into food.

Media Coverage : Report: Industry Decides Food Ingredient Safety

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT

An Associated Press article discusses new, Pew-funded research on how safety decisions are made for the more than 10,000 chemicals that may be added to human food and quotes Erik Olson, director of food programs at Pew Health Group.

Fact Sheet : What Did Pew Health Group Find in its Review of the U.S. Food Additive Regulatory Program?

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:30:00 GMT

2011 10 26 2011 10 26 In 2010, supermarkets carried an average of 38,718 different items on their shelves. Such diversity did not appear overnight—our modern food supply and the food production system have grown increasingly complex since the

Report : Navigating the U.S. Food Additive Regulatory Program

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMT

The Food Additives Amendment of 1958 is the foundation for the U.S. food additive regulatory program, which oversees most substances added to food. This article is a comprehensive review of the program, and includes original analysis of pre- and postmarket safety standards for various categories and subcategories of substances and their uses. It explains the different ways that the more than 10,000 substances currently allowed in human food are regulated, and discusses how the safety reviews of those chemicals are completed by food companies, trade associations, or federal agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Press Release : Food Chemical Regulations Rely Heavily on Industry Self-Policing and Lack Transparency

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMT

New analysis by the Pew Health Group sheds light on how safety decisions are made for the more than 10,000 chemicals that may be added to human food.

Fact Sheet : Review of the Scientific Basis for Safety Decisions on Hazards of Substances Added to Food

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:30:00 GMT

2011 10 26 2011 10 26 In 2010, supermarkets carried an average of 38,718 different items on their shelves.1 Such diversity did not appear overnight—our modern food supply and its production system have grown increasingly complex, especially with the

Report : Workshop Proceedings: FDA’s Evaluation of Science to Ensure Chemicals Added to Human Food are Safe

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Institute of Food Technologists, and the journal Nature brought together over 80 experts in science and food policy from government, industry, academia, and public interest organizations to examine the principles underlying the development and use of scientific evidence needed to evaluate possible hazards posed by chemicals added to food. Participants discussed challenges of identifying adverse health effects, advances in science, uses of new screening technologies and human biomonitoring data, updating of study designs, and development and review of toxicity test guidelines.

Report : Pre-Workshop Materials: Enhancing FDA’s Evaluation of Science to Ensure Chemicals Added to Human Food Are Safe

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The workshop, co-sponsored by Nature journal, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and the Pew Heath Group, brought together more than 80 scientists and policymakers to develop a shared understanding of the current system FDA uses to assess the hazards of chemicals added to human food and explore opportunities to strengthen that system.

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