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How many food additives are legal in the USA?

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According to a 2013 report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, more than 10,000 chemical additives have found their way into the U.S. food supply. These substances, both direct and indirect, make up the complex world of legal food additives in the USA, a system governed by multiple regulatory pathways rather than a single, definitive list.