The same plastic chemicals in yoga mats and shoes are found in nearly 500 foods

The same plastic chemicals in yoga mats and shoes are found in nearly 500 foods!

#Azodicarbonamide is fully approved for use in #food by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. But ADA is #banned as an additive in Australia and some European countries.

As a food additive, azodicarbonamide is used as a flour bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent in dough to improve its performance for #bakers. It is also used in plastics to improve elasticity and can be found in yoga #mats and #shoes.

▻http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/140227/Azodicarbonamide-ada-plastic-chemicals-yoga-mats-and-shoes