[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
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                         GET ADDITIVES OUT ACT

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                            HON. GRACE MENG

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  Ms. MENG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to announce the introduction of 
the Get Additives Out Act. This legislation would require a GAO report 
on the physical and behavioral health risks of food additives on 
children.
   As a mom of two boys, I am committed to ensuring more transparency 
in the foods that we eat. The effects of food additives, both in food 
products and in the packaging that touches food products, are 
dramatically under studied, particularly the impact on children as they 
enter critical stages of development.
   I urge my colleagues to join me in calling for more accountability 
on the foods that we consume and that we feed to our children. I urge 
my colleagues to join me in supporting the Get Additives Out Act.

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