Cornucopia has heard from many people who suffer ill health effects from ingesting carrageenan. [Learn more about carrageenan, including a guide to help you avoid this inflammatory ingredient, on our research page.] We shared the following stories with regulators at the fall 2016 National Organic Standards Board meeting: “I suffer from sensitivity to carrageenan which… Read more »
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Researcher Bias and the Carrageenan Controversy
Is carrageenan bad for you? When considering the answer to that question, it’s useful to follow the money. For example, industry consultant TOXpertise, LLC has painted research pointing to the potential health risks of this controversial food additive as faulty science. However, the company’s analyses were funded by FMC Corporation, which has “over 60 years of experience in the development and production of carrageenan products…” Yet in… Read more »
Carrageenan 2013
March 2013 Sign the FDA petition to remove carrageenan from the food supply Read The Cornucopia Institute’s full report on the dangers of carrageenan Protect yourself and your family with Cornucopia’s carrageenan buying guide Many individuals experience significant improvements in their gastrointestinal health after cutting carrageenan out of their diet. If your health improved after… Read more »
What’s the Controversy Over Carrageenan?
Why is there controversy over carrageenan? Controversy over the popular additive is longstanding in the organic marketplace. Brands love this cheap additive because they believe it improves consumer satisfaction. But carrageenan poses a hidden risk: both consumer testimonials and current research show that carrageenan can cause serious inflammation when consumed. What is carrageenan? Carrageenan is a widely used food additive that is extracted from certain types of red seaweed. Carrageenan is a common processing aid in… Read more »
Is Carrageenan Natural?
This article includes excerpts from the report: Carrageenan: How a Natural Food Additive is Making Us Sick Carrageenan is a common food additive that is derived from specific types of red seaweeds, which are then processed with alkali. This processed substance is distributed widely and used as a “natural” food ingredient. It’s why you’ll find… Read more »
Carrageenan Report and Buyer’s Guide
Carrageenan is a problematic ingredient propped up by a well-oiled public relations machine. The Cornucopia Institute has long compiled scientific studies that raise troubling concerns about the consumption of food-grade carrageenan. Although referred to as a “natural” ingredient, carrageenan is linked to gastrointestinal inflammation and disease, including higher rates of colon cancer, in research using… Read more »
Carrageenan Advisory
Source: Anders Adermark Many companies that use carrageenan in their food and personal care products vehemently defend its use. It’s not unusual to see rhetoric on their websites that comes directly from the carrageenan trade group lobby. These companies choose to ignore independently funded research (i.e. by the National Institute of Health), in favor of… Read more »
Carrageenan Update
What Cornucopia Is Doing to Remove this Inflammatory Ingredient from Organics by Will Fantle Source: iStock Part of The Cornucopia Institute’s commitment to protecting the integrity of organics has been increased scrutiny given to non-organic and synthetic materials proposed for use in organic agriculture or in the processing of organic food products. Federal regulations ban… Read more »
Carrageenan Questionnaire
Please fill out this questionnaire if you have eliminated carrageenan from your diet and noticed changes in your health. Your identity and personal information will be held in strict confidence and never made public. For research purposes, the results are shared with the medical researchers who helped create this questionnaire, in order to better understand… Read more »
Carrageenan: Risks and Reality
This article includes excerpts from the report: Carrageenan: How a Natural Food Additive is Making Us Sick. Read the report and the rest of Cornucopia’s work investigating this controversial ingredient. If it’s in our food, it must be safe to eat, right? We can say that about countless ingredients that have been proven to be… Read more »
