A 'food activist' has called out the discrepancies in ingredient listings on the same packaged products when they are sold in the U.S. versus the U.K. 
Vani Hari, who goes by the moniker The Food Babe online, showed the differences between common bodega goods like chips and soda and how they are formulated on each side of the Atlantic. 
The author and campaigner, 38, shared her findings with her audience, who were horrified to see ingredients like the preservative BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) and artificial colorings in products sold to American consumers while the British versions - and Australian and Canadian - come without. 









Yikes! A packet of Doritos sold in America, left, is shown to contain controversial chemical compounds like 'Red 40, Blue 1 and Yellow 5' - but they aren't used on the U.K. version 










Chocolate surprise: A comparison shows the use of artificial Yellow 6 in Creme Eggs sold in the U.S., whereas in Britain paprika extract is used

The North Carolina-based bloggers routinely shares posts like this with her 283,000 followers.
While calling out the differences, she slammed the food companies involved for 'poisoning consumers for profit.'
'Although artificial dyes are common in America, that doesn't make them safe to eat,' Vani said. 
She explained that in Europe, food companies are required to include warning labels if they use artificial dyes - hence many opt not to use them.   
'That's one reason the U.K. version is so different, she added. 
'Companies don't want to slap warnings all over food packages because that wouldn't be good for business. To make matters worse, they add high fructose corn syrup, cellulose gum, and artificial preservatives to the U.S. version. 





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Complicated: In America, Heinz' classic tomato ketchup appears to have more convoluted ingredients compared to its British counterpart, right

She believes that U.S. companies continue to sell the artificial ingredient-laden products because they're 'cheaper to produce' and 'they can get away with it'. 



































Controversial: The Food Babe, aka Vani, pictured, has come under fire for her campaigns due to her lack of professional training in nutrition or science 

After another relentless social media campaign, Subway removed azodicarbonamide, a chemical in its bread also found in yoga mats. (Though, Dr Stephen said it's also found in plenty of other bread products, and is well-studied and safe; he believes it's just easier, to some companies, to make questioned ingredients disappear.)
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Setting up a blog SciBabe, analytical chemist Yvette penned a post titled 'The 'Food Babe' Blogger is Full of S**t'.   
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