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The federal loophole that allows food companies to decide what's safe for you to eat

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An estimated 10,000 food additives are approved for use in the U.S. , as opposed to only 411 in the European Union .

FDA commissioner: " America is a country that likes individual choice and access in general" Sen. Bernie Sanders says FDA hasn't done enough to protect consumers from poor health outcomes associated with unhealthy foods.

The bill would, in part, direct the National Institutes of Health to "expand, intensify, and coordinate" research programs on nutrition science, including on the chemicals self-affirmed by manufacturers as generally recognized as safe. "There is a growing awareness in the medical community and in the general public that we cannot continue to allow our kids to be addicted to processed foods get sick and die at an earlier age than they otherwise would," Sanders said. "So the movement is with us. We take on very powerful special interests, but we are gaining every day .".