toxic additives
Dangerous added substances
Toxic additives are substances added to products—food, cosmetics, building materials—that are harmful to health.
The phrase often appears in advocacy contexts warning about chemicals in everyday items: The report identified toxic additives in children's toys.
What qualifies as toxic varies by concentration, exposure, and regulatory standards, making the term both technical and rhetorically charged.
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- preservativesDecay-preventing substances
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
synthetic · artificial · food coloring · pesticides · poisonous · residue · BPA · plastic packaging · processed · industrial · heavy metals · mercury · lead · asbestos · formaldehyde · dyes · fillers · pollutants
toxic additivesvitamins
Essential organic nutrients
essential nutrients · antioxidants · probiotics · nutritional supplements · nutraceuticals
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