American Foods That Are Banned Around The World

WRITTEN BY SUMI DEKA

Froot Loops is the first in this list as they have yellow 5 and red 40. There are other artificial dyes that are also banned.

American corn is banned because it is genetically modified to be resistant to the ringspot virus. However, the US has claimed it to be safe.

Skittis is next here as it has titanium dioxide, which is a chemical that can prove to be dangerous for human beings.

American pre-packaged ground beef has pink slime, a harmful by-product of meat manufacturing. Pink slime can lower the fat content in the meat.

American milk is banned due to recombinant bovine somatotropin, a hormone injected into cows to boost their milk production.

Nabisco’s Ritz Crackers has hydrogenated cottonseed oil. It is a trans fat that can lead to heart and other health problems.

Coffee-mate consists of partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils. These are trans fats that could result in heart disease.

American pork is banned as pigs are injected with ractopamine, a beta-agonist that increases protein synthesis in pork by reducing the fat content.

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