food additives
Conspiracy theories tagged "food additives."
2 articles
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Food Additives & Cancer Cover-Up
The broad theory that food colorings, preservatives, artificial flavors, and processing chemicals are known carcinogens that regulators allow to remain in the food supply due to corporate lobbying.
1958 · United States · FDA, IARC (WHO), Food industry lobby
Debunked
MSG Conspiracy & 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome'
The racially coded 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' theory that MSG (monosodium glutamate) causes headaches, dizziness, and illness — a scientifically unsupported claim that persisted for decades and disproportionately targeted Asian cuisine.
1968 · United States · Robert Ho Man Kwok, Dr. John Olney, Kikunae Ikeda