1) M&Ms.
Article points out they are actually available in Europe, just that they use "natural" dies. Because crushed bugs is SO much healthier. That's how they make natural red food die. They crush a species of cricket, extract the dye, and throw away 90% of the cricket. Author is apparently unaware that this process requires some...unpleasant solvents. But the dye is natural!
2) Milk.
Article is objecting to injecting dairy cows with hormones. Manages to not mention the lack of evidence of those hormones getting into milk drinkers. Just heavily implies it instead. Who knew we had a digestive tract that was built to shred proteins?!
3) Kraft Mac & Cheese.
Repeat of #1 - artificial food coloring. Continues to make claims about artificial dyes that are not quite backed up by science.
4) Nutrigrain bars
Repeat of #1 - artificial food coloring. Continues to make claims about artificial dyes that are not quite backed up by science.
5) Chicken
Article claims that US chickens are fed toxic levels of arsenic. Author apparently unaware that chickens on US farms are not all dead.
6) Mt. Dew
Talks up the evils of (dramatic pause) bromated vegetable oil. It was originally developed as a flame retardant!!! Therefore it must be toxic. Similar to other flame retardants like water. Err....Ok, well industrial solvents must be toxic! Like vinegar or alcohol....err....
7) Foie Gras
Apparently the author decided to exclude France from "Europe" for #7.
8) Fat-free chips
Actually, author is just talking about olestra. Guess what? A fat you can't absorb gets in the way of absorbing fat! Who knew?!
9) Bread
Author talks up the evils of (dramatic pause) bromated flour. Author is apparently unaware that bromine is an element, so bromated flour is exactly like bromated anything else. Like (dramatic pause) bromated vegetable oil from #6.
10) Bread
Author apparently needed to pad the list to reach 15. Now complains about Azodicarbonamide, a bleaching agent that is used in (dramatic pause) yoga mats!!!!! Because the same chemical can not possibly be used for food and non-food. Like water. Or vinegar. Or alcohol. Or Starch.
11) Beef or Pork
Author repeats claims about hormones from his entry on milk.
12) Chicken
Again. This time, he objects to washing dead, plucked chickens in water that contains chlorine. Hope he doesn't know about how tap water is made safe for human consumption.
13) Papaya
Specifically, one GMO variety. Because GMOs are totally going to break out of your fridge and kill you while you sleep. Be afraid! Buy my sponsor's organic version instead!
14) Gum
Specifically, a couple preservatives sometimes used in gum. Because it might cause cancer in rats. As we learned from saccharine, causing cancer in rats but not causing cancer in Humans* is completely impossible.
*Saccharine interacts with a protein in rat bladders, causing bladder cancer in rats. Humans don't have that protein, and no study has shown increased cancer risk in humans. Saccharine still tastes awful.
15) Baby formula
Specifically, one emulsifier that is used in some brands of baby formula. Because it might be scary. No proof it is scary, but it might!!!!
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