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  "id": 4683940,
  "title": "What additives are in your food? The FDA doesn't always know, but seeks to change that",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-additives-are-in-your-food-the-fda-doesnt-always-know-but-seeks-4683940",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:23:14.000Z",
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    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-additives-are-in-your-food-the-fda-doesnt-always-know-but-seeks-to-change-that"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For nearly 70 years, food and beverage companies have been able to decide on their own that a new ingredient is safe and put it on the market without informing the Food and Drug Administration. But a new proposal could require that companies notify the agency when they add a new substance to human or animal food.",
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        "title": "What additives are in your food? The FDA doesn't always know, but seeks to change that",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-additives-are-in-your-food-the-fda-doesnt-always-know-but-seeks",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:23:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}