No, we're fine. Malice is surprisingly rare, but people will cut corners to make a buck. Effective regulation makes cutting corners more expensive than doing things the right way.
Most western consumers have a justifiable trust in the food they eat. They walk into the supermarket, load up their trolley and don't give a moment's thought to whether their meat is tainted, their milk is watered down or their flour is bulked out with chalk. They don't worry about whether their candy has been dyed with toxic cadmium or cobalt pigments. They don't worry about whether their wine has been sweetened with lead acetate. They know that food is being rigorously monitored for safety throughout the supply chain, because the cost to a business of non-compliance can be catastrophic.
European consumers often worry about "e-number" additives in their food, but the entire point is that e-numbers are given to additives that have been rigorously tested for safety. I don't have the first idea what dodecyl gallate is, but I know that E313 is safe to eat.
No, we're fine. Malice is surprisingly rare, but people will cut corners to make a buck. Effective regulation makes cutting corners more expensive than doing things the right way.
Most western consumers have a justifiable trust in the food they eat. They walk into the supermarket, load up their trolley and don't give a moment's thought to whether their meat is tainted, their milk is watered down or their flour is bulked out with chalk. They don't worry about whether their candy has been dyed with toxic cadmium or cobalt pigments. They don't worry about whether their wine has been sweetened with lead acetate. They know that food is being rigorously monitored for safety throughout the supply chain, because the cost to a business of non-compliance can be catastrophic.
European consumers often worry about "e-number" additives in their food, but the entire point is that e-numbers are given to additives that have been rigorously tested for safety. I don't have the first idea what dodecyl gallate is, but I know that E313 is safe to eat.