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Study Calls for Broader Food Additive Safety Assessments After Showing Emulsifiers Affect Gut Barrier

Researchers observed inflammatory responses, gut barrier damage, and immune effects relevant to allergy development in experiments with two emulsifiers, soy lecithin and DATEM. Cezmi Akdis said the findings support "a more comprehensive framework" for evaluating food additive safety.

Study Calls for Broader Food Additive Safety Assessments After Showing Emulsifiers Affect Gut Barrier

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Researchers observed inflammatory responses, gut barrier damage, and immune effects relevant to allergy development in experiments with two emulsifiers, soy lecithin and DATEM.

Cezmi Akdis said the findings support "a more comprehensive framework" for evaluating food additive safety.

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Researchers observed inflammatory responses, gut barrier damage, and immune effects relevant to allergy development in experiments with two emulsifiers, soy lecithin and DATEM. Cezmi Akdis said the findings support "a more comprehensive framework" for evaluating food additive safety.

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