The Claim
Current regulatory limits for technical hexane in food fail to account for cumulative exposure from multiple food sources and the potential for bioaccumulation of impurities, resulting in inaccurate safety assessments.
What the research says
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Regulatory limits for hexane in food do not consider how much people consume from all food sources combined or whether harmful impurities build up in the body over time, leading to flawed safety evaluations.
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Current regulatory limits for technical hexane in food do not account for cumulative exposure from multiple food sources or the potential for bioaccumulation of impurities, limiting the accuracy of safety assessments.
When people eat many foods processed with hexane, leftover chemical impurities build up in their body over time. These impurities stay in tissues longer than the body can remove them, forcing organs like the liver to work harder to break them down. This constant stress damages cells and disrupts normal function.
What the research says
1 studyThe study says current safety rules for hexane in food are outdated because they only look at one food at a time and ignore that people eat many hexane-processed foods, and the harmful leftovers in the food can vary and build up over time. So the rules don’t fully protect people.
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