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I think Walmart's move probably isn't about toxicology as much as it is about consumer perception
Probably. It's still interesting that Walmart perceives consumer perception to be shifting against synthetic dyes.
Can someone please explain to me why people are so hostile to this? Like even if you don't care, why would people be against putting less chemicals in food?
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If I want to eat fruit loops, why are you getting involved? We have options and can make our own decisions about what to eat.
Your unhealthy habits should not be normalized but unfortunately it is via mass advertising.
Assumptions like this is why I don't want other people making decisions for me
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I appreciate the nuance! My intention was to show that there's a surprising amount of correction for flavor and taste necessary even for one-ingredient "natural" foods.
Primarily in bulk operations, none of that bullshit is needed if you just juice some fresh oranges into a glass and drink it…
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I'm in awe at the number of people that will go to bat for things like artificial dyes in food, only because the policy is coming from the present administration. It's just common sense. We don't need to be ingesting this shit. It's cosmetic and not needed for nutrition. Why are you feeding your child Fruit Loops and not Cheerios? I personally have known people who develop migraines after eating food with artificial…
Not wanting multi-billion dollar conglomerates putting poison in everyone's food is a far-right position now, didn't you get the memo?
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Ugh. THE SAME NUMBER OF SOYBEANS ARE GETTING CONSUMED. If China is buying South American soybeans instead of US soybeans than whoever was buying from South America is going to buy from the US because it's not like 8 million tons of soybeans per month are magically getting created in Brazil. It's not that there will be no market effect but it's pretty close to a zero sum game because the global production and consumpt…
Brazil increase in production this year is 5.3 million metric tons. So looks like Brazil can replace US exports to China without affecting existing customers. Brazil’s 2025/26 Soy Crop Seen Growing 3% Versus the Previous Cycle https://www.agriculture.com/partners-brazil-s-2025-26-soy-cr...
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What a HUGE win for everyone's health. Kudos.
Not against removing unnecessary stuff from food, but lets be real about the effects.
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Primarily in bulk operations, none of that bullshit is needed if you just juice some fresh oranges into a glass and drink it…
But there is a clear public health trade-off there, because far fewer people will drink O.J. if that work is required (vs. just pouring it out of a carton).
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> It makes sense to evaluate the health effects of individual dyes I wonder if changing the color of food is actually that important.
I was looking at this paper which seems to have a bunch of citations. Different colors are associated with different flavors in certain countries. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13411-015-0031-3#... But yes I think the food color is ultimately important to succeeding in the marketplace and we aren't going to be getting rid of food dyes in manufactured food anytime soon.
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When your mom eats something that is bad for her and her brain can tell it is bad for her, then if that experience is repeated a lot, then every time it encounters that thing or even thinks about that thing, her brain will tend to cause a defensive reaction, which itself is unpleasant and can affect your mom's behavior. None of this need be conscious or deliberate.
I don't think gp is trying to imply that she's explicitly making it up, just that the phenomena is in her head. To take an absurd example, it's probably safe to say that electromagentic sensitivity doesn't actually exist (ie. radio waves aren't actually causing people pain/distress), even if sufferers aren't lying to others about their experiences.