Ady Hammock
ECB Publishing, Inc.
In January, the Florida Department of Health (FDH) conducted a test on popular candy products, in order to “provide greater transparency for Florida families and strengthen accountability for products marketed to children,” according to the Health Department. On Monday, Jan. 26, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, along with Governor Ron Desantis and First Lady Casey Desantis announced findings under Florida’s Healthy Florida First Initiative.
The FDH tested 46 brands of products primarily marketed to children, where they found dangerous levels of arsenic in 28 of the total 46 products they tested. Gov. Desantis has stated that “regulators have not been transparent about the presence of contaminants of concern in popular food and drinks.” However, now, he claims that he is working on the mission to “Make American Healthy Again” (MAHA) by claiming transparency to the public.
Symptoms of metal poisoning, specifically arsenic, include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and long-term exposure can cause skin darkening and lesions. Arsenic enters the air from wind-blown dust, and can get into groundwater from runoff. Inorganic arsenic compounds are extremely toxic and have been linked to cancer. It shares symptoms and similar manifestations to other heavy metal poisonings, such as mercury and lead. If not treated immediately, arsenic poisoning can lead to permanent health issues or even death.
Results of these tests can be found at exposingfoodtoxins.com, where there is a surprisingly long list of popular sweets that contain dangerous levels of harmful chemicals.
