How companies can sneak new chemicals past the FDA — and into our food and supplements

NPR | By Sarah Gonzalez

Published June 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM EDT

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There's a sneaky way companies add new chemicals in our food, and it is there by design, and totally legal.

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Sarah Gonzalez

Sarah Gonzalez is a host and reporter with Planet Money, NPR's award-winning podcast that finds creative, entertaining ways to make sense of the big, complicated forces that move our economy. She joined the team in April 2018.