Foods That Are Banned in Europe, But Not the US

just before we get started some of you might know that i have another channel called megaprojects which is all about megaprojects if you don't subscribe to that please do well by popular demand i wanted to cover some things on that channel that weren't quite mega enough for it so i present to you a new channel called side projects which is no longer that new but hey here we are it covers secret soviet space weapons world war ii's greatest airplanes histories lost treasures and the movement of london bridge from london to a random town in america stuff like that new videos three times a week on side projects so if you are thinking you don't get enough videos from me well problem solved there is a link below the european union is as suspicious as ever when it comes to food stuffs containing chemicals unnatural dyes and meat treated with synthetic growth hormones since 1981 the eu has had stringent rules for the importation of food to its markets and those rules have only gotten stricter with time in 1989 it banned as many as six growth hormones launching a trade dispute which has lasted 30 years and counting in 2003 it permanently banned one synthetic growth hormone while provisionally banning five others and a whole host of dyes chemicals and preservatives are persona non grata in the eu as well from hard shelled candy delights milk dyed salmon and beef and pork treated with all kinds of hormones here are 10 foods banned in parts of the european union that are not banned in the united states number 10. skittles while not banned in the entire eu skittles are banned in sweden and norway for containing yellow dye number five and six in most parts of the eu all that's required of the wrigley company a division of mars inc is to include a disclaimer suggesting that the candy could cause adverse health effects and hyperactivity still it's thought that these dyes can cause allergic reactions in some people and fda tests have shown that red dye 40 yellow 5 and yellow 6 all contain cancer-causing agents like benzedine and for amino bifenthal and the levels released in the body could be much higher than the fda is reporting thanks to the fact that routine tests tend to find less of these cancer-causing carcinogens than when they actually pass through the colon still we've never heard of anyone in the u.s being hospitalized after eating skittles but maybe that's just what they want you to think 9. rbgh or rbst milk the main reason cited by the european union for banning both recombinant bovine growth hormone and its synthetic counterpart recombinant bovine soma metropin rbst officially is due to animal cruelty concerns but there may be other adverse health effects linked to the use of these hormones both rbgh and rbsd have been tenuously linked to the developments of certain cancers in addition to that the fda found that further study would have to be conducted to determine the impact these hormones would have on the liver and other organs but in addition to the potential adverse health effects of rbgh in humans cattle treated with the growth hormone are more likely to come down with a nasty case of mastitis a inflammatory reaction in the arter tissue caused by infection from microorganisms as a result of this disease cattle in the u.s are treated with antibiotics eliminating masticist infections but potentially causing other problems further down the line although the world health organization is primarily concerned about the over-alliance and overuse of antibiotics in humans claiming that this could lead to the evolution of a superbug 90 of antibiotics consumed aren't taken by humans they're fed to otherwise healthy animals and experts warn that this could lead to our livestock essentially becoming superbug factories as the bacteria they harbor become more and more resistant to antibiotics it's only a matter of time before these traits get passed on to bacteria that are harmful to humans number eight papaya corn and soy the genetically modified organisms or gmos used in vegetables and fruit in the u.s have allegedly been linked to some nasty health problems however whether this is actually the case we just don't know while it is true that the u.s treats its produce and fruit with gmos to make them more resistant to different diseases and this can be largely beneficial more research does need to be conducted in order to determine which of these is harmful to humans unlike the us and the fda the eu takes a far more cautious approach when it comes to approving gmos meaning that they must pass rigorous tests and environmental monitoring before they are deemed safe for consumption by citizens in their countries however even their system is not perfect recently a batch of gmo treated papaya began circulating through eu-controlled markets the culprits appear to be farmers in thailand who mass-produced gmo-treated crops number seven breads containing azuli carbonamide izodi carbonamide ada for short is a chemical used to bleach breads in order to increase their shelf life recently companies like subway mcdonald's and other fast food restaurants have come under fire for using this chemical ada is also the chemical that allows bubbles to form inside foams and plastics like vinyl the eu banned ada because of its potential harmful effects on human health both potassium bromates a chemical used in bread that helps it rise in the oven and ada have been linked to kidney and thyroid cancers in rats so if china brazil and the european union have all banned the use of this chemical in their breads well why haven't the u.s the fact of the matter is that the fda just doesn't think it's dangerous after multiple studies it's ruled but it's not harmful in humans a question you have to ask yourself is well which research do you trust more and why 6. chlorine wash chicken chlorine plays many roles in the industrialized world it's a powerful tool for cleaning water supplies which otherwise might become contaminated and lead to the development of cholera when ingested a disease which is extremely fatal if left untreated but it's also used to clean other things like chicken chlorine washed chicken means just that chicken that's been washed with chlorinated water according to most websites devoted to chicken and all things related to chicken it's the internet of course these websites exist chlorine washing is a food safety practice which helps keep harmful bacteria from growing on poultry but while the eu doesn't think that washing your poultry in chlorinated water will lead to adverse health effects they do think it's a method of covering up poor hygiene practices this understandably has made u.s exporters incredibly angry as it's a decision not based in scientific evidence but rather on paranoia 5. instant mashed potatoes while the fda will argue otherwise the preservatives butylated hydroxyanazole bha and butylated hydroxytolaline found in instant mashed potatoes pretty much every single packaged food you buy in the u.s have been known to cause some cancers in rats they're also known to impair blood clotting when consumed in high quantities among other symptoms like hyperactivity bha and bht are used primarily to prevent foods from excreting oils this prevents them from going rancid and extends their shelf life and you can probably guess what the european union did about this if you guessed that they outright banned them then congratulations you are correct the strange thing about the situation is that the fda admits that bha and bhd are probably a bit carcinogenic in nature the fda certified these food additives as gras generally recognized as safe but this just means that they're only regarded as safe up until a certain amount is consumed and never underwent pre-market review number four mountain dew you might be surprised to learn that your favorite lemon lime soda may contain a chemical typically used in a flame retardant and this is an ingredient that has been banned in over a hundred countries the fda tested the ingredients in mountain dew and found that they lacked enough conclusive data on one of its main ingredients brominated vegetable oil to decide whether or not it was safe to consume although it's still labeled as gras of course across the pond it's a different story because it competes with iodine for receptor sites in the body high levels of brominated vegetable oil in humans can lead to thyroid problems autoimmune diseases and potentially cancer in fact bromine is considered a toxin although brominated vegetable oil is still legal in the united states pepsi and coke decided to remove the ingredient from their soft drinks after public backlash 3. farmed salmon eating salmon has all kinds of health benefits but people consuming anything other than fresh water or organic salmon might be consuming a harmful carcinogen the european union has outright banned farm-raised salmon for good reason so what exactly separates farmed salmon from freshwater salmon well that's the fact that salmon that are raised on farms are typically fed an unnatural diet of grain antibiotics and other drugs that leave their meat an unhealthy looking gray propagators of farm-raised salmon use a chemical known as astaxanthin to die the unhealthy grey away you're probably guessing astaxanthin has been banned in the eu due to health concerns and you'd be right what's more is that freshwater salmon growing up on natural food sources retains a vibrant pink quality number 2. u.s pork pigs in the united states typically even food laced with ractopamine a growth promotion drug which helps animals remain lean the drug basically mimics the effects of stress hormones allowing for the production of more meat while keeping feed consumption relatively low so what might be the problem with this well the company that produces the dragalanco did their own testing on the drug and this might be a decent indicator that some corners might have been cut shortly after the fda approved the drug for use in american pork products farmers began reporting that more and more pigs became non-ambulatory which is a fancy way of saying that they can't stand or walk these pigs tend to get treated very poorly in u.s slaughterhouses getting trampled and dragged by workers and electrically shocked by cattle prods in a cruel effort to get them moving again more than 218 000 pigs are recorded as having this condition the fda accused olanko of withholding information but despite this news the drug is still allowed in the u.s all that's changed is a big old disclaimer listing the drug side effects on this one we can't really blame the evil banning it sometimes being cautious pays off 1. u.s beef much like the eu's reasoning on banning u.s sourced milk meat sourced from cattle raised on growth hormones cannot be imported to the european union believe it or not this decision has resulted in a long-standing trade dispute between the u.s and the eu lasting 30 years and counting unlike milk however the ban on u.s beef extends to six different growth hormones with estradiol being permanently banned and five others provisionally banned this has resulted in u.s retaliation in the form of tariffs on selected food imports from the eu an action that the eu is heavily criticized not all u.s beef is banned in the eu though just recently a deal was reached to allow a certain market share for companies looking to export organic beef but the tariffs do remain the u.s claims that the eu's decision is not based on scientific evidence and that they're not treating farms that use synthetic growth hormones fairly so i really hope you found that video interesting if you did please do hit that thumbs up button below don't forget to subscribe and thank you for watching

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Published: Tue Jan 05 2021