As salam walakum wa rahmatuAllahi, 

Good Morning, Evening, and or Afternoon. I hope this reaches you all in good health and blessed. It’s continuing to get cooler here. Feels excellent, with even some rain and thunder here and there! It’s beautiful. 

Today, I would like to talk about food preservatives & additives. 

What are food Preservatives? Are chemicals and drugs that are used. to preserve food, enhance food, and some chemicals and drugs given to animals that seep in to our food. We need to know then., What they can cause So we know how to protect our self and our families.

In history, people would preserve food with 

• Pickling
• Smoking
• Canning
• Fermentation
• With salt
• Drying
• Ways of storying to keep over winter

Though we still use these practices today, many factories, corporations, and food companies turn to food preservatives to make it easier on them and, frankly, cheaper to make as much money as possible. 

At what cost? What if any are the side effects? So, let’s dive deep (Research done by me) into what preservatives are, how they are used, and what happens to us when eating them. 

I will be using the FDA Food Additive approved list (from their site), and I will have to make this a series because there are just so many!!! Today we are looking at list A. Also, don’t forget to check the word bank at the bottom to clarify some terms, and if you have any questions, Don’t hesitate to contact me 

List A

Acesulfame potassium – NNS, REG, See Regulation -172.800

• Altering gut microbiota
• Risk for glucose intolerance
• Can contribute to Metabolic syndrome
• Weight gain 
• Obesity
• Headaches
• Depression
• Mental confusion
• Liver effects
• Kidney effects
• Visual disturbances

Acetic acid – B&N/FEED, GRAS/FS, Part 133, Cheese; Part 582.1005, In animal feed practices; 184.1005, 172.814

• Hives
• Difficult breathing
• Swelling of your face, tongue, lips, and throat
• Drooling
• Difficulty swallowing
• Stomach pain
• Vomiting

Acetic anhydride – MISC, REG, In modifying food starch -172.892

• Erosion of tooth enamel
• Skin irritation
• Allergic reactions

Acetone – SOLV, REG, 30 ppm – As a residual solvent in spice oleoresins 173.210

• Headache
• Slurred speech
• Lethargy
• Lack of Coordination
• A sweet taste in the mouth
• Fast pulse 

Acetone peroxides – BL, REG/FS, GMP, Part 137, Cereal Flours -172.802

• Irritation of the nose, throat, eyes, and lungs. 
• dizziness
• confusion
• Toxic to the central nervous system
• Harmful to the reproductive system
• Toxic to the liver

Acetyl-(p-nitrophenyl)-sulfanilamide – FEED, REG, See: Sulfanitran 

• An Antibiotic (which could contribute to Antibiotic resistance)
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Candidiasis. 3
• Causes folate deficiency
• Headaches
• It may cause steven-johnson syndrome.
• Epidermal necrolysis. 4

N-Acetyl-L-methionine (free, hydrated, or anhydrous, or sodium or potassium salts) – NUTR, REG, In foods, except infant foods and foods containing added nitrites/nitrates -172.372

• Can Exacerbate psychopathological systems (in schizophrenic patients) 
• In infants – Impaired growth, High plasma methionine
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Drowsiness
• Irritability

Acetylated monoglycerides – EMUL, REG, GMP, Used in food, food processing, food pkg or food stg equipment -172.828

• It’s used pharmaceutically to lower cholesterol.
• Weight gain
• Allergic reactions

Acidified sodium chlorite solutions – Is used in REG, Microbial control agent in water for processing poultry, raw agricultural commodities, processed fruits, processed root, tuber, bulb, legume, fruiting (i.e., eggplant, groundcherry, Pepino, pepper, tomatillo, and tomato), cucurbit and leafy vegetables, red meat, red meat parts, organs, processed, comminuted or formed meat food products, and seafood. See 173.325 for specifications and limitations.

• Irritate the eyes, nose, and throat
• Nosebleeds
• Chlorine dioxide 
• A disinfectant

Aconitic acid (equisetic acid, citridic acid, achilleic acid) -SY/FL, GRAS/FS – 184.1007

• Fatigue
• slowed metabolism
• Weakened constitution

Acrolein – MISC, REG, In modifying food starch – 172.892

• DNA damage
• Found in Varied of foods (fruits, Veggies, baked, fried, and alcoholic beverages) 
• Protein dysfunction
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
• Negatively affects embryo
• Can irritat the muscous membranes

Acrylamide -acrylic acid resin – GMP, MISC, REG, < 5 ppm by wt of juice – Used in clarifying beet sugar or cane sugar juice and liquor or corn starch hydrolyzate – 173.5; < 10 ppm by wt of liquor or hydrolyzate; Fixing agent for the immobilization of glucose isomerase for use in manufactur­ing high fructose corn syrup – 173.357; FEED, REG, GMP, As a thickener & suspending agent in non-medicated aqueous suspensions intended for addition to animal feeds -573.120

• It may cause Alzheimer’s
• Muscle weakness
• Impaired muscle coordination
• Increased risk of cancer
• effect fetal growth

Acrylamide-Sodium Acrylate Resin – MISC, REG, 173.5, Boiler Water Additive – 173.310, 172.710 – Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions

• Linked to cancer
• May cause DNA Mutation
• Harmful effects on the nervous system
• Damaging affect on pre-and post-natal development
• Can cause cancer in hormone sensitive-tissues (Mamarytissue)
• Lab animals had an increased likelihood of developing gene mutations & tumors
• effect of fetal growth
• Significantly reducing the neurotransmitter release (Degeneration of the brain)

Acrylic Acid 12-acrylamido-2,2-propionic sulfonic acid copolymer – BC, REG, GMP, Boiler water – 173.310

• Corrosive to metals and tissues
• Very toxic to aquatic life
• Irritant to the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes.
• Used in infant formula
• Rats resulted in decreased birth weight and skeletal abnormalities resorptions.
• Mouse carcinogenic-induced leukemia

Acrilonitrile copolymers – 180.22

• Toxic to aquatic organisms (not readily biodegradable) 
• Toxic in inhaled, contact with skin, and swallowed
• Harmful to the kidneys
• Dangerous to the Gastrointestinal tract
• Central nervous system 
• Harmful to adrenals
• Risk of lung cancer
• Rish of prostrate 
• risk of bran 

Adjuvants for pesticide use dilutions – ADG/PEST, REG, Surfactants, and adjuvants added to pesticide use dilutions to growing crops – 172.710 (used in flavoring)

• Which is used in Vaccines
• Used in pesticides (which seep into our food) 
• Could cause narcolepsy in children
• Can produce some Immunologically toxic effects 5
• shown to induce cancer (animal studies)

Adipic acid – B&N/FEED, GRAS, GMP, In animal feed practices – 582.1009 – FLV, GRAS – 184.1009

• It’s a nylon resin
• Used as a polymer
• Crayons
• flavoring
• fragrances
• Used in Buffering and neutralizing purposes in the food industry
• Causes eye irritation
• It may cause skin irritation
• May cause gastronomical irritation
• Slightly toxic to fish, daphnia, algae

Adipic anhydride – MISC, REG, In modifying food starch -172.892

• Used for food starch with Acetic anhydride
• Flavoring 
• Additive in feeding 
• Harmful if swallowed
• It may cause skin irritation
• Respiratory irritation
• Burning of the mouth and throat
• Breathing difficulty
• Drooling
• Difficulty swallowing 
• Stomach pain
• Vomiting (blood may be in the vomit)

Agar-agar – MISC, GRAS/FS, GRAS – 184.1115 – 0.8% -In baked goods and baking mixes; 2.0% – In confections & frostings; 1.2% – In soft candy; 0.25% – In all other candy; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 150 Art Swt Jelly & Preserves

• Flavorless vegan substitute for gelatin
• A substance extracted from seaweed
• It could be used as a laxative.
• If not taken with enough water. It can swell and block the esophagus or bowel.
•  Weak Digestion
• Loss of appetite

Aklomide (2-chloro-4-nitro benzamide) – FEED, REG, 4.5 ppm – In liver & muscles of uncooked edible tissue -556.30; 3 ppm – In skin w/fat of chickens – 556.30 – Use 558.35

• Medicated animal feed
• Finishing feed (meaning about to go to the slaughterhouse food)
• Treats for parasites
• It seeps into the muscle, milk, eggs, and liver of the animal we eat.
• Causes sensitivity to antibiotics 
• Could cause cancer
• Could cause renal damage

DL-Alanine – FL/ADJ, REG, 1% of pickling spice – As a flavor enhancer for sweeteners in pickling mix – 172.540 L- Alanine – NUTR, REG – 172.320

• A Drug
  • Used for diarrhea
  • Dietary supplement
  • Stimulant of glucagon secretion.
  • Low blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes. 
  • Liver diseases
  • enlarge prostrates
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding (not enough known about it to use it) 
• It can be harmful to those who have normal to high blood sugar. 
• Stomach cramps
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• In rats: Decrease in plasma.
  • Ammonia increased in males only. 
  • Lactate decreased in females only.
  • In 2 weeks, 300g of weight was gained in females.
  • And 600g in males was gained. 

Albendazole -VET, REG, Use in cattle as suspension -520.45a; Use in cattle as paste – 520.45b; 0.2 ppm – As residue in uncooked edible cattle tissue – 556.34 (amino sulfone metabolite); 0.6 ppm – As residue in uncooked edible cattle muscles – 556.34; 1.2 ppm – As residue in uncooked edible cattle liver – do; 1.8 ppm – As residue in uncooked edible cattle kidney – do; 2.4 ppm – As residue in raw edible cattle fat – do

• Treat tapeworms
• May harm unborn babies.
• Not safe with breastfeeding. 
• Fever
• Chills
• Sore throat
• Mouth sores
• Feeling light-headed
• seizures
• Pressure inside skull 
• Severe headaches
• Ringing in your ears
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Vision problems.
• Pain behind your eyes.
• Temporary hair loss

Alcohol, Denatured Formula 23A – MISC, REG – 73.1 Diluent in color additive mixtures for coloring shell eggs

• Used as solvent
• Used for fuel for alcohol burners
• Blindness
• Inducing vomiting

Alcohol, SDA-3A – MISC, REG – 73.1 – Diluent in color additive for marking food

• Not halal
• Harms those with celiac and gluten intolerant. 

Alcohols/Phosphate Esters of Same Mixture – MISC, REG – 173.315, May be used at a level not to exceed 0.2 percent in lye-peeling solution to assist in the lye-peeling of fruit and vegetables.

Alginic Acid and Salts:

• Skin irritation
• Slight laxative
• or Constipation
• Medication for Gerd

Ammonium alginate – MISC, REG, Boiler Water Additive -173.310

• Emulsifier 
• Used in the meat (pink slim)
• Gelling thickener
• Weight gain
• Vomiting
• Hives 
• Shortness of breath

Calcium alginate – GRAS – 184.1187

• Could cause allergic reactions
  • Infection
  • Ulcers
  • Bleeding
  • Diabetes
  • Tiredness

Potassium alginate – GRAS – 184.1610

• Thickener
• Gelling agent
• wound healing
• Drug delivery
• Tissue engineering application
• Severe stomach pain 
• Constipation
• Bloody, tarry stools
• Coughing up blood
• Swelling in your ankles, feet
• Worsening of your stomach condition

Sodium alginate – GRAS, REG – 184.1724, Boiler Water Additive – 173.310

• Thicker for soups
• Food stabilizer
• Bloating
• Diarrhea
• Nausea 
• Constipation

Alginic acid – GRAS, 184.1011

• Severe Stomach pain
• Constipation
• Skin sensitization

Algin – STAB, GRAS/FS, Part 133, Cheeses; Part 135, Frozen Desserts; Part 150 Jellies and Preserves;

• Drug
  • Pain relieving
  • Reduces arthritis
  • Lowering Cholesterol
  • Lowering Blood Pressure
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Epigastric pain
• Loss of appetite
• Heartburn
• Diarrhea

Alkanomide produced by condensation of coconut oil fatty acids and diethanolamine – MISC, REG, < 0.2% by wt application rate – In delinting of cottonseeds – 173.322

• Emulsifying agent
• Causes skin burns

n-Alkyl(C12-C18)benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride -cpds, av mol wt 351-380 – SANI, REG, < 200ppm or 150-400 ppm – Of active quaternary compound in the sanitizing solution – 178.1010

• Disinfecting cleaning Products
• Antimicrobials
• Asthma-like allergy
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Chest tightness
• It may affect the kidneys
• Developmental Toxicity
• Reproductive Toxicity

n-Alkyl(C12-C14)dimethylethylbenzylammonium chloride – SANI, REG, 200 ppm – Of active quaternary compound in the sanitizing solution – 178.1010

• Disinfecting cleaning products
• Leaving agent (giving baked stuff a porous structure)
• Contact dermatitis
• Asthma
• runny nose
• sore throat
• mucous membrane exposure 
• With these disinfectants in our food, it could cause microbial resistance and antibiotic resistants. 6

alpha-Alkyl-omega-hydroxy poly(oxyethylene) – MISC, REG, < 3 ppm in the flume water – In flume water for washing sugar beets before slicing operations – 173.315; < 0.3% by wt application rate – In delinting of cottonseeds – 173.322

• Polymer
• Emulsifier for resins
• Emulsifier for
  • Ice cream
  • Frozen custard
  • Ice milk
  • Fruit sherbet
  • Whipped edible oil topping 
• Applied to tea bags
• Generalized urticaria (skin rash w/ very itchy, Swelling).

Alkylene Oxide Adducts of Alkyl Alcohols – MISC, REG, <0.2% in lye peeling – Assist in lye peeling of fruits and vegetables – 173.315

• It could expose a fetus through the cord blood. 
• Found in cigarettes
• It could be a carcinogen
• Biding to the DNA

Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase – ENZ, REG.GMP enzyme preparation (derived from Bacillus subtillis modified by recombinant methods to contain a gene coding for the enzyme from B. brevis), Used as a processing aid in the production of alcoholic malt beverages and distilled liquors -173.115.

• GMOs- are not used in Europe
• Chills
• Fever
• Urticaria
• Liver problems

 Alpha-amylase – ENZ, REG, used to modify food starch -172.892

• Is a drug
• 1st step in the production of High fructose corn syrups
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Bloating
• Gas

Aluminum ammonium sulfate – B&N, GRAS – 182.1127

• uses
  • Baking powders
  • Dyeing textiles
  • Tanning leathers
  • Underlayer for Pigment Lake
  • Some Aluminium salts induce DNA damage
  • Chromosome Aberration

Aluminum calcium silicate – AC, GRAS/FS – 182.2122 -< 2% by wt – Table salt; Part 169.179, Vanilla Powder

• Eye irritation
• It may cause lung nodules.
• A found everywhere neurotoxin7. 
• Inflammatory neural Degeneration
• Behavioral impairment
• Cognitive decline
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6550484/

Aluminum nicotinate – DS, REG, As a source of niacin in foods for special dietary use – 172.310

• The same as Aluminum Calcium Silicate
• Drug
  • Blood circulation problems
  • Raynaud syndrome
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
• Lightheadedness
• Irregular heartbeats
• Vision problems
• Yellowing of skin
• Flushing
• Upset stomach
• Vomiting
• Abnormal liver tests
• Skin Discoloration
• Headache

Aluminum potassium sulfate – B&N, GRAS 

• Water purification
• backing powder
• dyeing
• Fireproof textiles
• Respiratory Issues
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Harmful to the environment, especially fish. 
• Immunologic alterations
• enzymatic dysfunction

Aluminum salts of fatty acids – MISC, REG, GMP – Binder, emul, and AC agent – 172.863 

• Municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment
• Remove bacteria
• Soaps 
• Dehoratnts
  • Plugs the sweat glands reducing the amount of sweat
• Cosmetics
• Binder
• Emulsifier
• anticaking
• Are a neurotoxic- damages essential cellular biochemistry
• Eye irritation
• Skin effects 
• Dogs had transient gastrointestinal effects

Aluminum sodium sulfate – B&N, GRAS

• Burning of the mouth and throat
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Severe cases of hemorrhagic gastritis
• It may be hazardous to the environment, especially to fish
• oxidative stress
• Immunologic alterations
• Genotockiity
• Enzymatic dysfunction

Aluminum stearate – AF, REG, X-ref – Defoaming agent comp – 173.340 (Used in processing beet sugar & yeast)

• Hypercalcemia
• Anemia
• Vitamin D refractory
• Metallic taste in the mouth 
• Headache
• fever 
• chills
• aches
• chest tightness

Aluminum sulfate – MISC, GRAS, Part 582 – Animal feed; REG, <2.0% in combo. w/<2.0% of 1-octenyl succinic anhydride -In modifying food starch -172.892; FEED, GMP/GRAS – 582.1125

• Irritating to the eyes
• Extreme effect on the intestinal lining and stomach
• Vomiting
• Nauseous
• Diarrhea

p-Aminobenzoic acid (PABA) – MISC, GRAS, <30 mg per day

• It was banned in 2018 but is still on the FDA website
• It is used for fortified feed and food but is not a vitamin. It is made from food.
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Upset stomach
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• The presence of PABA in sunscreen could increase the risk of skin cancer
• Allergic dermatitis 

Aminoglycoside 3′-phosphotransferase II – 173.170

• Is an antibiotic
• It’s added to feed animals
• Nephrotoxicity (damage to kidneys)
• Ototoxicity (damage to the ear)

Aminopeptidase from Lactococcus lactis – MISC, GRAS – To make cheddar cheese and protein hydrolysates -184, 1985

• Abdominal pain
• Fever
• Hepatic (liver) abscess
• Peri-renal abscess

Ammoniated cottonseed meal – FEED, REG, <20% of total ration – In the feed of ruminants as a source of protein and non-protein nitrogen – 573.140; <10% of total ration for laying chickens – In the feed of chickens as a source of protein and non-protein nitrogen (573.140)

• Gossypol poisoning has been reported in (broiler chicks, pigs, dogs, sheep, and goats.
•  Body weight 
• Anorexia
• Respiratory distress
• Apathy
• Heart failure (calves, lambs, and dogs. 

*if it harms them, why would you think it wouldn’t hurt you?

Ammoniated glycyrrhizin, Licorice, or glycyrrhiza (E958) – MISC, FS, GMP, See Licorice

• Hypokalemia (Low potassium ions in the blood)
• Diarrhea
• Hypertensive encephalopathy (various conditions affecting the brain)
• Rhabdomyolysis (disintegration of muscles tissue by excretion of myoglobin in the urine) 

Ammoniated rice hulls – FEED, REG, <20 % of total ration – In the feed of beef cattle as a source of crude fiber and sole source of non-protein nitrogen – 573.160

• Liver Abscesses

Ammonium alginate (E403)– STAB, GRAS; BC, REG, GMP – In boiler water – 173.310

• Stabilizer
• Thickener
• Emulsifier
• Gelling agent
• Creams
• Yogurt
• Cheese
• Vomiting
• Weight gain
• Breathing
  • Irritation to eyes
  • Nose
  • throat
  • Burns
  • Swelling
• Heartburn
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Headache
• GI upset
• Constipation

Ammonium bicarbonate (E 503)– B&N, GRAS/FS, Part 163, Cacao Pdts; Part 582 – Animal feeds – 184.1135

• Baking powder
• Tartar cream 
• Baking soda
• Irritate the skin and eyes
• Breathing: irritates the nose, throat, and lungs and causes coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. 
• Ammonium: Causes severe damage to tissues like the lining of the nose and mouth. 
• Can produce poisonous gases that are made in a fire
• Has been connected to cancers in lab animals
• Elevated concentrations: Leads to cerebral dysfunction
  • Neuropsychiatric
  • Neurological symptoms
  • Impaired memory
  • Shortened attention span
  • Sleep-wake inversions
  • brain edema
  • Brain hypertension
  • Seizures
  • Lack of coordination

Ammonium carbonate (E503) – B&N, GRAS/FS, Part 163, Cacao Pdts; Part 582 – Animal feeds – 184.1137

• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• The main component of smelling salts
• Ingredient in some cough syrups(to relieve the symptoms of bronchitis) 
• Breathing:
  • Irritate skin and eyes
  • nose
  • throat
  • lungs
  • coughing
  • wheezing 
  • shortness breath
• Nausea
• Vomiting

Ammonium caseinate – MISC, FS, Part 136, Bakery Products (E503?)

• Synthetic Casein
• Hives
• Rashes
• Wheezing
• Severe pain
• Food malabsorption
• Vomiting
• Breathing problems
• Anaphylaxis
• Diarrhea
• Bloating
• Abdominal Cramps
• It can cross the blood-brain barrier attached to the dopamine receptors in your brain. (Releasing dopamine) (movement, emotion) 
• Can cause inflammation

Ammonium chloride – MISC, FS/GRAS, Part 136, Bakery Pdts – 184.1138 (Sal ammoniac, Salmiac, Nushadir salt, Sal armagnac, Ammonium Muriate, Amchlor Salt armoniack, Salmiak)( E510)

• Nitrogen for fertilizers
• Feed supplement for cattle
• Shampoo
• Bleach
• Hair Color
• Facial cleaner
• Dishwashing
• Used in dry cell batteries
• Expectorant to help clean lungs
• Pesticide
• plastics
• Used in explosives
• Foods could have ammonium chloride:
  • Yeast nutrient in bread
  • Rice grains
  • Teas
  • coffee
  • cocoa
  • chocolate
  • flour meals 
  • starches
  • pasta 
  • Black Licorice
• Asthma attacks
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing
• cough
• chest tightness
• Raises blood pressures

Drug: (treatment for severe cases of metabolic alkalosis) Side effects:

• Metabolic acidosis (too much acid in the body) 
• Rash
• Eeg abnormalities
• seizures
• Mental confusion
• irritability
• drowsiness
• injection site reactions
• Sweating 
• slow heart rate
• Calcium-deficient leading to tetany
• Low blood potassium
• High chloride levels 
• Abdominal pain 
• Nausea vomiting
• Hyperventilation  

Brain

• Short-circuits the transport of potassium to the brain glial cells: Causing the cells to absorb excessive amounts of potassium and chloride
• Impaired memory
• Shortened attention
• brain edema
• Seizures

Breathing:

• Bruning’s eyes
• nose 
• throat
• respiratory tract
• lung damage
• Blindness 

Ammonium hydroxide – B&N, GRAS/FS, Part 163, Cacao Pdts; Part 582 – Animal feeds – 184.1137, 184.1139 (E527

ammonia solution)

• Baked goods 
• Cheeses
• Chocolates
• Carmel
• puddings
• Household cleaners
• Photography
• Fertilizers
• Textiles
• Rubbers
• Pharmaceuticals

Ammonium persulfate (E923)– MISC, REG, <0.075% – Modifier for food starch – 172.892; <0.05% sulfur dioxide

• Glazing agents
• Bleaching agent 
• Wine
• Sausage casing
• Dough strengthening
• Dough stabilizing
• Smelling salts
• Irritates
  • Lungs
  • Throats
  • Noses
  • Could build up fluid in the lungs
  • Rashes
  • Hives
  • Tenderness in your gums
  • Damage to mouth tissue

Ammonium phosphate (mono- and dibasic)(E342)– B&N, GRAS/FS, Part 136, Bakery Pdts; Part 582 – Animal feeds -184.1139, 184.1141, 184.1141a, 184.1141b

• Yeasts
• Dairy cultures
• Fermentation
• Dough improvers
• Fertilizers
• Commercial fire-fighting materials
• Smelling:
  • Toxic gases fumes
  • irritates upper respiratory track
  • Mild skin irritation
  • Burning of eyes, nose, throat,
  • Brain damage
  • Liver disease
  • Kidney health
  • Genetic disorders

Ammonium saccharin (E954)( Ortho-Sulfobenzoic acid imide)  – NNS, See Saccharin

Common names 

• Sucralose
• Saccharin
• Xylitol

Usage: 

• Flavors chewable vitamin
• Retain the taste of chewing gum
• enhance the flavor of chips 
• Nonstandarsized bakery products
• Artificial sweetener

Side effects:

• Has shown tumorigenic effects in Rats
• Oxidative stress on liver cells
• Harmful to both hepatic and renal tissues
• DNA Damage~ biomarkers
  • Carcinogenesis (cancer formation)
  • Aging
  • Degenerative disease.
  • Weight gain (though they say it won’t)
  • Lowers Albumin
  • Raises uric acid (Crystals settle in joins, gout, arthritis, kidney stones)
  • Raises creatinine (a sign of kidney issues)
  • Raises LDH (sign of tissue damage, anemia, liver disease, lung disease, infections, maker for chemo for certain cancers) 
• Is linked to obesity or obesity-like effects

Ammonium sulfate (E517) – MISC, GRAS, GMP – 184.1143

• Other names
  •  Ammonium sulphate
  • Ammonium sulfate (2:1)
  • Diammonium sulfate Sulfuric acid diammonium salt
  • Mascagnite Actamaster Dolamin
• Baked goods 
• Yeast growth
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• skin and eyes irritation
• Redness
• Itching
• pain

Amoxicillin -VET, REG, 0.01 ppm – In uncooked edible tissues of cattle – 556.38; In milk – 556.38; Use: As Powder & Bolus

• Antibiotic 
• Could increase the antibiotic resistance 
• If you are allergic to antibiotics, you could react if it’s in the food. 
• May cause sink reactions
• if inhaled asthma symptoms
• diarrhea
• Antibiotics will not cook off! 

Ampicillin -VET, REG, 0.01 ppm neg residues – In uncooked edible tissues of cattle & swine; In milk – 556.40;

• Another antibiotic
• Acute inflammatory skin eruption
• Redness and peeling of skin
• Rash 
• Hives
• Rever 
• Seizure
• Black hairy tongue
• Diarrhea
• Liver injury

Amprolium (1-(4-amino-2-n-propyl-5-pyrimldinylmethyl)-2-picolinium chloride hydrochloride) alone or comb/w other drugs and (not) an antibiotic. It prevents coccidiosis  – FEED/VET, REG, one ppm – In uncooked liver and kidneys of chickens, turkeys, and pheasants as a residue – 556.50; 0.5 ppm – In uncooked muscle meat of chickens, turkeys, calves, pheasants as a residue – 556.50; 8 ppm – In egg yolks as a residue – 556.50; 4 ppm – In whole eggs as a residue -556.50; 2 ppm – In uncooked fat of edible tissues of calves – 556.60; Use in drinking water – 520.100; REG – Coccidiostats for feed uses, See 558.55, 558.58, 558.60, 558.62, 558.76, 558.78, 558.128, 558.248, 558.274, 558.460, 558.530

• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pains
• Lassitude~fatigue
• Weightloss
• Give skin irritation
• Irritat Respirartory track
• Eye irritation

Amylase from Aspercillgus Oryzae – ENZ, REG -137.105, 137.155, 137.160, 137.165, 137.170, 137.175, 137.180, 137.185, 137.200, 137.205

• In baking
• Brewing
• Distilled alcohol
• Starch processing for glucose
• Production of soy sauce
• Soybean paste
• Severe Constipation
• Severe stomach 
• Frequent painful urination
• Joint pain

May contain:

• Most likely Gmo
• Lead
• arsenic
• Mercury
• cadmium

In animal testing

• Two deaths occurred (in one low dose and one high)
• Severe lung & Thymus hemorrhage
• Pleural hemorrhage

Amyloglucosidase Enzyme Product 

also named glucoamylase- ENZ, REG, <0.1% by Wt. of gelatinized starch – 173.110 – Degrading gelatinized starch into constituent sugars in the production of distilled spirits & vinegar

• Starch 
• Fermentation processes
• (No sugar added) sweet taste in cereal
• Doesn’t cook~off
• Asthma
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal cramping
• gas
• Causes high glorious

Amyris – FL/ADJ, REG, GMP, Used in conjunction w/flavors – 172.510

*** Fda did not put the chemicals that they accept from this Amyris company. They just put the company name HUGE RED FLAG*** (I had to DIG for this info)

• Amyris is a (Science and Tech company) that deals with
  • Chemicals
  • Flavors
  • fragrances
  • cosmetics
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Nutraceuticals

Brands

• Biossance
• JVN
• Rose Inc
• Costa Brazil
• Pipette
• Pure cane sweeter
• Menolabs
• Olika
• Terasana
• Strips
• EcoFabulous

**ALWAYS CHECK YOUR INGR. USING BUZZ WORDS, ECO-FRIENDLY, NATURAL SO ON… CHECK YOUR INGREDIENTS. ***

Ingredients they use

• Sclareol Is the name of GMO of clary sage
• Neossance (Hemisqualane)= derived from Bonsucro-certified renewable sugarcane
  • If breathing is difficult, remove the victim to fresh air and keep them at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.
  • https://www.siltech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SDS-6970.5-Silmer-Sustain-H_GHS.pdf

• SANTALOLS = GMO of sandalwood (This source of Santalol offers a rapidly renewable alternative to the endangered botanical source and uses only 1/10th of the land compared to the traditional botanical sandalwood tree source)
• Sesquiterpenes that comprise 70–90% of sandalwood oil
  • It may cause an allergic skin reaction.
• MANOOL 
• Can harm normal cells as cancer https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283577080_Manool_a_Salvia_officinalis_diterpene_induces_selective_cytotoxicity_in_cancer_cells
• BISABOLOL “Through biotech and fermentation”(Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of the genome of an organism using biotechnology. )
• Inflamed skin can happen. 
• The fetus must be assumed (as there is no test) 

• BIOFENE= trans-β-farnesene (produced via fermentation and synthetic biology). I cannot find all the info on this… 
• Used for
  • Performance materials
  • Adhesives
  • Fragrances
  • Surfactants
  • Stabilizers
  • Oligomers
  • Polymers
  • Resins
  • Emulsifiers
  • Vitamin precursors
  • Crop protection
  • Foams
  • Coatings
  • Sealants 
• Can cause skin 
• It may cause an allergic skin reaction
• https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/beta-Farnesene#section=Springer-Nature-References

• ARTEMISININ (an antimalarial drug derived from sweet wormwood) 
• Side effects
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Dizziness

• Tremors
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK548419/#:~:text=Common%20side%20effects%20of%20artesunate,QTc%20interval%20and%20cardiac%20arrhythmias.

• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Liver toxicity ( including hepatitis, jaundice) 
• https://www.healthline.com/health/artemisinin-cancer#outlook

** I can not go into this company anymore. It’s too hard. There needs to be more information, and it’s backed by very influential people (if you know what I mean), so to find the true info on everything is very hard. I am shocked that they gave a company name, not the products they use! ***LOOK AT YOUR INGREDIENTS; DO NOT BLIND TRUST***

Anhydrous ammonia – FEED, REG, > 16% but < 17% ammonia in feed premix – Source of crude fiber & non-pro-tein nitrogen – 573.180

• Fertilizer
• Manufacturing
• Refrigeration
• Agriculture
• Chronic respiratory tract irritation
• Chronic cough
• asthma
• Lung fibrosis
• somnolence
• chronic eye membrane irritation
• dermatitis
• Corrosive to human tissue (upon contact)
• Abortions in animals
• reproductive problems (animals)
• Blindness (in animals)
• drooling(In animals)
• Respiratory distress(in animals)
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/104063870601800513

Animal protein hydrolysate, cond – FEED, REG, Source of animal protein – 573.200

• Derived of wheat
• The danger of ammonia intoxication
• Kidney problems
• Gastrointestinal issues
• Liver problems
• Heart Disease
• Increased bowel movements
• Acne
• Nausea
• Thirst
• Bloating
• Reduced appetite
• Tiredness
• Headache
• Increased blood acidity
• Ketosis (which is not a good thing) 
• Osteoporosis
• Gout
• Weight gain

Anoxomer(E323) – AOX, REG, 5000 ppm – 172.105

• GMO
• Non-Digestible polymer
• Protects food from deterioration (by oxidation)
• Bulking agent
• Thickener
• Emulsifier
• AbSorbed in the Lymph nodes
• found residual radioactivity
• Found Lethal hemorrhaging of the pelvic region (rat)
• Decreases birth weight. (generational rat study)
• Significant decrease in neonatal survival
• Preg. Rate Low
• Discoloration of the pituitary
  • Lungs
  • Liver
  • Kidneys
  • Adrenals and testes
• Ulcers in the stomach
• Cloudy or opaque eyes
• Nodules in various organs
• Masses in the fatty layer of the skin
• enlargement or discoloration of lymph 
• Leukemia
• uterine endometrial
• pituitary adenoma
• Not approved in most countries except the USA
• Vitamin E deficiency
• A derivative of BHT
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Vertigo

Antibiotics for growth promotion and feed efficiency n-FEED, REG, See Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate; See Bacitracin Zinc, Bambermycins, Chlortetracycline, Erythromycin thiocyanate, Lincomycin, Monensin, Oleandomycin, Oxytetracycline, Tylosin, Virginiamycin;

• 65% is used for food growth in the livestock industry
• Adverse effects(animals)
  • inflammation and pro-inflammatory neditors 
  • reduction in growth
  • reduction in feed intake
  • Reduction in reproduction
  • Reduction in milk production
  • Metabolic health
• Could be a factor in helping with antibiotic resistance in humans

Anthracite Coal, Sulfonated – MISC, REG – 173.25 – Ion Exchange Resins, Meeting requirements of ASTM method D388-38, Class 1, Group 2

• It may cause cancer in the lung (dust)

Apramycin – REG, 0.1 ppm – In uncooked muscle of swine – 556.52; 0.3 ppm – In swine liver – do; 0.4 ppm – In kidney & fat of swine – do; Use: Drinking water -520.110

• Drug (antibiotic)
• Contribute to antibiotic resistance in humans
• Anemia
• Diarrhea
• Effects on the gut flora
• Evidence of toxicity in the kidneys

Arabinogalactan(E409) – EMUL, REG, GMP, In essential oils, non-nutritive sweeteners, flavor bases, non-standardized dressings, and pudding mixes – 172.610; MISC, REG, GMP, Comp of microcapsules for flavoring oils – 172.230

• Bloating
• Flatulence
• No info about safety for preg. And breastfeeding women. 
• Those with the auto-immune disease should leave it off as it could cause them to become more active. 
• Organ transplant recipients: it could cause transplant rejection. 

Arginine (L form only) – NUTR/DS, REG – 172.320

• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Bloating
• Gout
• Headache
• Allergic response
• Asthma symptoms

Who shouldn’t take Arginine (L form only)

• Those with allergies
• Asthma
• Recent heart attack
• Low blood pressure
• Herpes infection
• Liver disease
• Sickle cell disease

Arsanilic acid – FEED, REG, (See Arsenic) In poultry feed – 558.55; 558.58; 558.62; 558.248; 558.680

• Groth Promoter is banned in many countries.
• Hind limb ataxia (animal)
• Paralyzed pigs (animals) 
• Rats fed protein from swine liver (containing arsanilic acid). They were found to have arsenic in the liver. And Arsanilic acid was excreted through urine and others in feces.
• Carcinogen
• Hazard to aquatic life

Arsenic – FEED, REG, two ppm – As residue in liver & kidney of swine – 556.60; 2 ppm – As residue in edible bypdts of chickens & turkeys – do; 0.5 ppm – As residue in the muscle meat of chickens & turkeys, in eggs, & muscle meat and by-products (other than kidney & liver) of swine – do

• Banned in the EU
• Promotes weight on chickens and swine
• But can be found in the liver and kidney of swine, chicken, and turkeys, in eggs, muscle meat, and by-products (which you may eat)
• Causes cancer
• Skin lesions
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Fetus and early childhood exposure linked to adverse cognitive development 
• Increased death in young adults
• Toxic to:
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Air

Ascorbyl palmitate(E-304) – GRAS – For use as a preservative in foods – 182.3149

• It is used as an antioxidant to preserve food.
• This, is fat-soluble vitamin c. (I think by adding a palmer by the name). Take care of which Vtimine c you are taking. Gen. Vitamin c is water soluble: Which means it takes what it needs and dumps the rest in the urine. , but with fat-soluble vitamins, it’s different. It stores in your body, and you could have symptoms of too much in your system.
• Palmitate could be made of
  • Olive oil
  • Coconut
  • Canola 
  • Palm oil.

.Asparagine (L-form) – NUTR/DS, REG – 172.320

• Drug
• Fever
• Chills
• Flu-like
• Nausea
• vomiting
• Allergic reactions
• Poor appetite
• stomach cramps
• Central neurotoxicity
  • excessive sleepiness
  • Depression
  • Hallucinations
  • Agitation
  • Disorientation
  • Seizure
  • confused

Aspartame (E-951) – NUTRS, REG, GMP, Sweetening agent, sugar substitute uses stated in – 172.804. Sugar substitute tablets, breakfast cereals, chewing gum, dry bases for beverages, instant coffee and tea beverages, gelatins, puddings, fillings, and dairy product analog toppings, ready-to-serve nonalcoholic flavored beverages, tea beverages, fruit juice based drinks where food standards permit such use, fruit-flavored drinks and ades, imitation fruit-flavored drinks and ades, frozen stick-type confections and novelties, breath mints, hard and soft candy, refrigerated ready-to-serve gelatins, puddings, and fillings, fruit wine beverages with EtOH <7%, yogurt-type products where aspartame is added after pasteurization and culturing, refrigerated flavored milk beverages, frozen desserts, frostings, toppings, fillings, glazes and icings for precooled baked goods, frozen, ready-to-thaw-and-eat cheesecakes, fruit and fruit toppings, frozen dairy and nondairy frostings, toppings, and fillings, fruit spreads, fruit toppings, and fruit syrups, malt beverages with <7% EtOH and containing fruit juice, baked goods and baking mixes 0.5 wt.-% of ready-to-bake products or of finished formulation and prior to baking.

• Unregulated 
• Could be linked to Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
• Brain tumors
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Alzheimer’s
• Seizures
• Strock
• Dementia
• Intestinal dysbiosis (Bactria imbalance)
• Mood disorders
  • Learning problems
  • Headache
  • Seizure
  • Migraines
  • Irritable mood
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Insomnia
  • Memory processes 

Aspartic acid (L-form) – NUTR/DS, REG – 172.320

• Adverse cholesterol impact
• Bloating and abdominal discomfort
• Diarrhea
• Elevated liver enzymes
• Irritability 
• Headaches
• Nervousness
• Can raise testosterone

Aspergillus Niger – MISC, REG, For Fermentation Production of Citric Acid – 173.280 or (gluconic acid and citric acid)

• molds that can produce toxins that are resistant to heat
• Could cause pneumonia
• It’s the mold of black spoilage in fruits like grapes and onions.
• Used for the production of enzymes, citric acid
• Fever
• Chills
• A cough that brings up blood
• Shortness of breath
• Headaches 
• Skin lesions

Azaperone – VET, REG, Use: Swine (Injection) – 522.150

• tranquilizer for pigs and elephants. 
• It could end up in the meat, depending on why they tranquilized it. 
• https://www.ages.at/en/human/nutrition-food/residues-contaminants-from-a-to-z/tranquilizer

Azodicarbonamide (E927)– BL, REG/FS, 45 ppm in flour – Part 137, Cereal Flours & 172.806

• Yoga mat 
• Blowing agent
• Synthetic leather
• Carpet underlay
• Whiting agent in cereal flour 
• Dough conditioner bread baking 
• Glazing agent
• It is banned Uk and the European Union
• Onset of asthma
• Cancer
• Banking it increases the Urethane
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Lightheadedness

Word bank 

1. Carcinogenic = an organism, substance, or agent capable of causing cancer. It may be natural in the environment or created by humans, and carcinogens can cause DNA mutations.
2. coagulation= The process by which blood forms into solid.
3. Candidiasis= A fungal infection of the candida (yeast) species.
4. epidermal necrolysis=A life-threatening skin disorder characterized by a blistering and peeling of the skin
5. 5. Immunotoxicity is defined as adverse effects on the functioning of both local and systemic immune systems
6. Microbial resistance= Occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to medicines—making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of spread of disease or severe illness. 
7. neurotoxin= A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system.

Well this was list A. I look forward on going. in to B… We really need to take care what we put in our mouth. I hope you can see why its important to eat as clean/healthy as possible. Questions, Suggestions… Let me know..