Study links chronic xanthan gum consumption to colon inflammation

chronic xanthan gum consumption caused colon inflammation, altered gut microbiota, and led to intestinal barrier integrity loss in an experimental model. In the study, which was supported by FAPESP, rats were fed xanthan gum chronically for ten weeks

xanthan gum is a biotechnology product derived from a fermentation process involving the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. "It's a plant pathogen that, in nature, infects a variety of plants and can be observed when cabbage or kale, for example, begin to spoil

AI summary: Xanthan, also known by its alternative name E415, is a widely used food additive and stabilizer heavily utilized in Western Europe. It is valued for its ability to thicken liquids, bind water, and keep ingredients from separating. Because of these properties, it is commonly found in a vast range of everyday foods and drinks, including ready-made salad dressings, vinaigrettes, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauces, gluten-free bread, gluten-free buns, gluten-free cake mixes, oat milk, soy milk, almond milk, vegan cold cuts, vegan cheese alternatives, ice cream, instant puddings, dessert cups, processed cheese spreads, flavored cream cheeses, drinking yogurts, chocolate milk, canned soups, and instant gravy packets.

In 2012, 22 newborns developed intestinal inflammation, which led to the death of intestinal tissue, after consuming formula thickened with the additive

As you can see, it's in pretty much all packaged and processed foods... My doctor had told me to avoid packaged and processed foods for my IBS... So this directly aligns with that advice

They don't make stricter regulations like they're drugged or something. Useless bunch.