Public interest groups comment to FDA in support of styrene ban

August 2016

Support of petition to remove 7 synthetic flavors or adjuvants

Consumers Union, along with other organizations, submitted comments to the FDA in support of a petition by the Center for Science in the Public Interest that asked the agency to remove its approval of seven synthetic flavors or adjuvants, including styrene, because they could cause cancer in humans.

Read the comment: styrene-abandonment-petition