These 17 Foods Are Banned By Other Countries, Yet Americans Are Still Eating Them

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As stated earlier, cattle are also treated extremely inhumanely even as dairy cows and consumers should consider this, along with the health risks of drinking or eating dairy products from cows injected with rBGH.

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Not only does pink slime look disgusting, but it’s very unhealthy for you when you happen to consume a lot of ground beef with pink slime in it. If you want to know if you’re eating pink slime, look at the ingredients and see if “textured beef” or “finely textured beef” is on the list. If it is, then avoid those products.

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Carrageenans are also used as vegan alternatives for gelatin and are in random products that you wouldn’t suspect, such as chocolate milk. It is not digestible and is often found in organic or “natural” products.

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Research suggests that atrazine also can cause disruption in a person’s endocrine system by altering levels of key hormones and has led to an increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. It’s important for pregnant women to avoid exposure in an effort to ensure that their baby is born healthy and not adversely affected later in life.

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