@EUCommission yeah, I appreciate the sentiment but you can't use "X is both in food and in $THING" as a reason to ban something.

microcrystalline cellulose (refined wood pulp) is used as an inactive filler in drug tablets, E461 and E469 are used as emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilizers in food and as an additive. sawdust-derived cellulose has been used as filler in bread, and is used for sausage casings

finely powdered silica (silicon dioxide) is used as an anti-caking agent in spices, grated cheese, supplements, powdered drink mixes

carmine / cochineal extract is a red dye made from cochineal insects and used as food dye

this comparison thing doesn't work, and is in fact used by conspiracy loons to promote their bullshit.

Azodicarbonamide (ADA) was banned in the EU as motivated by animal studies of semicarbazide, a breakdown product of ADA that showed weak carcinogenic activity in lab animals, but inconclusive data on humans.

Just say you banned ADA due to fears that it may be a carcinogenic when used in food, it's a much better (and logical) reason than "it's also used in the PRODUCTION of yoga mats"

Because even "ADA is in yoga mats" is incorrect, since ADA is used during production as a chemical blowing agent for the PVC and/or EVA-PE foams used in carpet underlays, floor and yoga mats. When the material is heated, ADA decomposes and releases gases which create the foam cells. Unreacted ADA may be found in the finished mat if the process leaves some residue, but that's not going to affect you in a significant wat.

@EUCommission AI-generated images have to be watermarked per EU's "AI Act" since 2 August 2026.

@EUCommission
Just make your own bread

@EUCommission Look, I also don't want to have anything outside of grain, water, salt, and fermentation results in my bread. But maybe you can explain the ban on ADA a little better than "It's also used in nonfood items!" Because that also counts for a whole bunch of other substances we use without issues.

@EUCommission Now that you're finished with my buns, please do my privacy. Thank you.

https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/

@EUCommission The list of ingredients in shop-bought bread is longer than a rugby team’s line-up. Many of them are unpronounceable. Where has all the wholesome, genuine bread made with just three – or at most four – ingredients gone?

@EUCommission Hi. Brand new follower from the #US.

@EUCommission why is EU Commission official page is sharing this clearly LLM generated text and ai slop image? What is this marketing campaign sounding text :(

@EUCommission
pretty sure there are enough resources both used in food and non-food items without there being a health related concern.

Please stop posting ai slop. both images and text. It is just embarrassing.

@EUCommission Did you know water is used to make battery acid? Better stop drinking that too.

@EUCommission Please don't spend EU's money on generating images with (likely) US-based genAI. Please, just use an EU-based stock-photo website. I beg you.

@EUCommission I find this rather cheesy...

@EUCommission

it is sleazy clickbait to tell people that the same chemical is used in plastics and food

shame on you

@EUCommission I appreciate the regulation and the communication about what you achieved.
But the "uuuh, scary chemical with long name that's found in non-food"-trope is - frankly - shit. Don't do this.
"Anyone who ever consumed dihydrogenmonoxide DIED!" and
"Every muffin has a chemical in it, that's commonly used in FOR EXTINGUISHERS!"
Sim at the "fear of the unknown". (It's water and baking soda..)

You're better than fear mongering influencers who peddel unnecessary vitamins & health powders

@EUCommission "Because it's also in your yoga mat" is not a valid reason to ban Azodicarbonamide from food. Telling people the real reasons serves everyone; bulshit equivalencies based on naturalistic fallacies & supported by AI slop serve no one.