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  • Dryer Sheet Ingredient Safety

    Published on April 11, 2022
    This community-requested blog looks at dryer sheets and explores the safety of ingredients that make up this common household product.

  • Risk In the news – Artificial Sweetener A Cancer Risk?

    Published on April 4, 2022
    Last week we looked at risk and how risk impacts our lives and our decisions. This week, we’re going to look at risk, and data to understand how risk plays a role in our lives.

  • Risk – Zero Risk?

    Published on March 28, 2022
    One of the main concerns we see folks express around ingredient safety is a desire to ensure an ingredient is completely safe with no risk for harm. Is that possible?

  • Trending – Bee Pollen

    Published on March 21, 2022
    It's not just seasonal allergies people associate with pollen. In this post, we look at a trending ingredient, bee pollen. 

  • Probiotics & Prebiotics – Ingredient Safety

    Published on March 14, 2022
    As requested by CRIS readership, this series looks at probiotics and prebiotics. This post looks at the ingredient safety around prebiotic and probiotic foods, focusing specifically on fermented foods.

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