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We make a lot of assumptions about authority figures throughout our life: teachers know the answers to all of our questions, our parents actually care when we show them a trick in the swimming pool, and the landlord aims to make rent reasonable for the property. Of course, we all come to the distressing realization that none of those are true. One of those unfortunate truths is that the FDA does not successfully protect us from harmful chemicals being added to our food. In this episode of A Daily Dose, Mr. Maricel Maffini explains how loopholes and outdated legislation have led to the unregulated use of thousands of potentially harmful food additives.

We make a lot of assumptions about authority figures throughout our life: teachers know the answers to all of our questions, our parents actually care when we show them a trick in the swimming pool, and the landlord aims to make rent reasonable for the property. Of course, we all come to the distressing realization that none of those are true. One of those unfortunate truths is that the FDA does not successfully protect us from harmful chemicals being added to our food. In this episode of A Daily Dose, Mr. Maricel Maffini explains how loopholes and outdated legislation have led to the unregulated use of thousands of potentially harmful food additives.

FDA Falls Short - ft. Maricel Maffini

Independent consultant and researcher Marciel Maffini has made it her mission to change woefully outdated laws and scientific processes for assessing food safety. This podcast is an essential listen before you take another product off the grocery shelf.  She describes  The many chemicals added to food, including food preservatives, or come from equipment processing and toxic chemicals in food packaging, What the law the FDA still uses from 1958 means by "generally recognized as safe," and how food manufacturers pass many harmful ingredients under the cover of that label, and Practical everyday advice for preparing food at home to protect your family from food preservatives and their harmful effects.  Maricel Maffini is an experienced researcher committed to public health advocacy through regulation and oversight of chemical exposure. She now works as an independent consultant and has a doctorate in the biological sciences. She has over 25-years research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis, reproduction biology, and endocrine disruption.  The full focus of her current work involves food safety and chemical exposures, specifically on the manufacturing and packaging side. She tells listeners that many chemicals are added to foods by the manufacturer to make them last longer and be more palatable as well as to add more striking colors. In addition, part of the processing can expose food to chemicals that won't appear in the ingredients list. She adds that exposure to numerous chemicals and preservatives during pregnancy can be especially risky. In other words, a much better food safety regulation process is in order. To help listeners understand what needs changing, she provides a helpful and clear explanation of how FDA regulations work, where the loopholes are, and what she is doing about it. For example, because of an allowance in the 1958 law allowing items "generally recognized as safe" to be exempt from detailed ingredient listings, numerous harmful items are able to sneak into food.   She also explains the approval process companies have to use when putting a product on the market, and how a surprising amount of information and approval is voluntary. Furthermore, because many ingredients are harmful after cumulative exposure, certain harmful chemicals slip in as a series of small amounts while our comprehensive diet could potentially include harmful levels. Maricel Maffini is admirably tackling all these issues and is able to explain them in a way to help listeners do the same.  Finally she gives some advice for home preparation to help against some of the potential manufacturing missteps.  For more about her work, follow her on twitter as @mvmaffini and search for her on PubMed.  Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Independent consultant and researcher Marciel Maffini has made it her mission to change woefully outdated laws and scientific processes for assessing food safety. This podcast is an essential listen before you take another product off the grocery shelf. She describes <ul> <li>The many chemicals added to food, including food preservatives, or come from equipment processing and toxic chemicals in food packaging,</li> <li>What the law the FDA still uses from 1958 means by "generally recognized as safe," and how food manufacturers pass many harmful ingredients under the cover of that label, and</li> <li>Practical everyday advice for preparing food at home to protect your family from food preservatives and their harmful effects.</li> </ul> Maricel Maffini is an experienced researcher committed to public health advocacy through regulation and oversight of chemical exposure. She now works as an independent consultant and has a doctorate in the biological sciences. She has over 25-years research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis, reproduction biology, and endocrine disruption. The full focus of her current work involves food safety and chemical exposures, specifically on the manufacturing and packaging side. She tells listeners that many chemicals are added to foods by the manufacturer to make them last longer and be more palatable as well as to add more striking colors. In addition, part of the processing can expose food to chemicals that won't appear in the ingredients list. She adds that exposure to numerous chemicals and preservatives during pregnancy can be especially risky. In other words, a much better food safety regulation process is in order. To help listeners understand what needs changing, she provides a helpful and clear explanation of how FDA regulations work, where the loopholes are, and what she is doing about it. For example, because of an allowance in the 1958 law allowing items "generally recognized as safe" to be exempt from detailed ingredient listings, numerous harmful items are able to sneak into food.  She also explains the approval process companies have to use when putting a product on the market, and how a surprising amount of information and approval is voluntary. Furthermore, because many ingredients are harmful after cumulative exposure, certain harmful chemicals slip in as a series of small amounts while our comprehensive diet could potentially include harmful levels. Maricel Maffini is admirably tackling all these issues and is able to explain them in a way to help listeners do the same. Finally she gives some advice for home preparation to help against some of the potential manufacturing missteps.  For more about her work, follow her on twitter as <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/mvmaffini" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mvmaffini</a> and search for her on PubMed. Available on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1169016854" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">apple.co/2Os0myK</a>

The Loophole that Swallowed the Law: Maricel Maffini Explains Harmful Effects of Food Chemicals

Don’t you just enjoy the popping sound of popcorn as it sits inside the microwave, ready for your relaxing movie night? But what might be scarier than your horror movie (if you're watching one), is knowing that there are chemicals from the packaging of your microwaveable popcorn transferred into your movie snack which you already ingested. Today we are joined by Researcher, Maricel Maffini. She discusses with us a summary of her presentation from the UNWRAPPED about the chemicals in packaging that transfer to our food and the ways in which the chemicals come out of the packaging into your food. In this Episode, We Discuss:  A summary of Maricel Maffini’s presentation on the UNWRAPPED Conference Chemicals added to make the plastic more flexible Ways in which chemicals come out from the packaging Microwave safe vs Health safe Lipophilic plastics, PFAS, and PVCs Supporting companies that have a safety product policy  Get to know Maricel Maffini: Dr. Maricel V. Maffini is an Independent Consultant. She holds a doctorate degree in Biological Sciences. She has more than 25 years of research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis, reproductive biology, and endocrine disruption. For the past nine years, Dr. Maffini has conducted research and published on the U.S. food additive regulatory program, conflicts of interest and regulatory science. Her current work focuses on environmental health issues related to chemical safety with special emphasis on food chemicals, risk assessment, and science policy. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and book chapters. Before becoming a consultant, she was a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a senior science officer at The Pew Charitable Trust, and a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. Twitter To know more about the Unwrapped conference you may check their website here. --- Did you enjoy today’s episode? Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified immediately when a new episode comes out! If you enjoyed the Mercast, please click here to leave a review and share this episode with a friend! I hope you spend some time in nature today! I'll catch you next time.   Subscribe to The Mercast ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Castbox

Don’t you just enjoy the popping sound of popcorn as it sits inside the microwave, ready for your relaxing movie night? But what might be scarier than your horror movie (if you're watching one), is knowing that there are chemicals from the packaging of your microwaveable popcorn transferred into your movie snack which you already ingested. Today we are joined by Researcher, Maricel Maffini. She discusses with us a summary of her presentation from the UNWRAPPED about the chemicals in packaging that transfer to our food and the ways in which the chemicals come out of the packaging into your food. In this Episode, We Discuss: <ul> <li>A summary of Maricel Maffini’s presentation on the UNWRAPPED Conference</li> <li>Chemicals added to make the plastic more flexible</li> <li>Ways in which chemicals come out from the packaging</li> <li>Microwave safe vs Health safe</li> <li>Lipophilic plastics, PFAS, and PVCs</li> <li>Supporting companies that have a safety product policy</li> </ul> Get to know Maricel Maffini: Dr. Maricel V. Maffini is an Independent Consultant. She holds a doctorate degree in Biological Sciences. She has more than 25 years of research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis, reproductive biology, and endocrine disruption. For the past nine years, Dr. Maffini has conducted research and published on the U.S. food additive regulatory program, conflicts of interest and regulatory science. Her current work focuses on environmental health issues related to chemical safety with special emphasis on food chemicals, risk assessment, and science policy. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and book chapters. Before becoming a consultant, she was a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a senior science officer at The Pew Charitable Trust, and a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. <a href="https://twitter.com/mvmaffini" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> To know more about the Unwrapped conference you may check their website <a href="https://www.unwrappedconference.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> --- Did you enjoy today’s episode? Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified immediately when a new episode comes out! If you enjoyed the Mercast, please <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1462154599" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a> to leave a review and share this episode with a friend! I hope you spend some time in nature today! I'll catch you next time. Subscribe to The Mercast ++ <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1462154599" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> ++ <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3STMyltrdObDgjfz1NBQQu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> ++ <a href="https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id2113300" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Castbox</a>

025: The Chemicals We Eat through Food Packaging with Maricel Maffini