{"id":6058,"date":"2023-12-01T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:16:46","slug":"americans-are-furious-after-learning-the-difference-between-these-two-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=6058","title":{"rendered":"Americans Are Furious After Learning The Difference Between These Two Products"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans love their sugar. The ingredient, which many studies have linked to obesity and premature death, is included in almost every food and drink sold in America. Because sugar is extremely addictive \u2013 think crack and heroin \u2013 food manufacturers load it into their products, hoping that it will hook consumers for life. In many cases, it works like a charm. While American consumers are glutted with sugar and chemical additivities, food activists created a simple chart to show Americans how manufacturers \u201cpoison consumers\u201d in the United States.<\/p>\n

While you might think that many common products like Heinz ketchup and Mountain Dew soda have the same ingredients no matter what country they\u2019re served in, you\u2019d be wrong. Manufacturers put different ingredients into their products in American than they do in European countries because American regulations don\u2019t require them to be as \u201ccaring\u201d for the consumer. As a result, Americans ingest far more sugar, chemicals, and additivities than other people around the globe. It can\u2019t be good for American public health.<\/p>\n

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Vani Hari, who describes herself as a \u201cfood activist,\u201d decided to compare the ingredient lists of common junk food items sold in convenience stores in American and across the Atlantic. When Vani looked at the ingredients, she was shocked to see that manufacturers load their products with the preservative BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) and artificial coloring while the British, Canadian, and Australian versions come without these harmful additives.<\/p>\n

Instead of using artificial coloring, food manufactures find natural ways to color the food. For example, the American Cadbury cr\u00e8me egg includes Yellow 6 while the British version uses paprika extract, a natural ingredient, to get color.<\/p>\n

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Vani is based out of North Carolina and often shares content that advocates for consumers. She has a fan base of about 283,000 followers.<\/p>\n

Because the manufacturers load their products destined for American with harmful chemicals, Vani slammed them for \u201cpoisoning consumers for profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

She wrote, \u201cAlthough artificial dyes are common in America, that doesn\u2019t make them safe to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Because food companies in Europe are required to put warning labels on products with artificial dyes \u2013 similar to warning labels on cigarettes \u2013 manufacturers find natural ways to get color into their food.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one reason the U.K. version is so different,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Regulations protect consumers from harmful chemicals. Without regulations, manufacturers will do whatever they can to make more money. They\u2019re not in it for the consumer. On average, they\u2019re in it to make a profit.<\/p>\n

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In Europe, tighter regulations protect consumers. They aren\u2019t forced to ingest chemicals and artificial additives in popular foods.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies don\u2019t want to slap warnings all over food packages because that wouldn\u2019t be good for business. To make matters worse, they add high fructose corn syrup, cellulose gum, and artificial preservatives to the United States version.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vani believes that companies use the bad ingredients for United States versions because they\u2019re \u201ccheaper to produce\u201d and \u201cthey can get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If America\u2019s supposed to be the greatest country in the world, why is our food tainted with artificial additives and chemicals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Americans love their sugar. The ingredient, which many studies have linked to obesity and premature death, is included in almost every food and drink sold in America. Because sugar is extremely addictive \u2013 think crack and heroin \u2013 food manufacturers load it into their products, hoping that it will hook consumers for life. In many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6063,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6058\/revisions\/6063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}