There are more than 10,000 chemicals and additives allowed in food in the United States, often in small amounts.
Cristina Ochoa often worries if the food she's feeding her two young kids is safe, even after carefully reading ingredient labels.
But many haven't been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration in decades. The majority are safe, but some chemicals allowed in the U.S. have beenDemocratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, of Illinois, introduced a bill requiring the FDA to review certain chemicals banned overseas and to close what's known as the"generally recognized as safe" loophole. The loophole allows companies to skip an extensive safety review when adding many new chemicals to food.
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