Found in our food: How to know what's inside what you eat -
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Posted: Updated:  How much do you know about what you eat? Did
you know that almost all foods are filled with some sort of
chemicals? And there is growing concern about some of those
chemicals and why the FDA allows them in our food.  When you
visit the typical grocery store, you immediately notice colorful
fruits and vegetables along with aisles and aisles of food. What
you may not notice are the chemicals.  Dr. Judith Boateng, a
food toxicologist and instructor at Alabama A&M, said there's a
good reason why. She said sometimes when the food is processed;
the color changes so they will have to enhance the color and
your eyes will be drawn to that food. Then you perceive it as
being fresh and wholesome.  But some watchdog groups are saying
that seemingly wholesome food is anything but. More and more
they are raising concerns about additives allowed in foods in
the U.S. that are banned i