Actually, one does that by signing the return and the odds against audit are pretty good.
These rules are certainly hard to generalize. Does every ingredient have to submit to extensive and costly and time-consuming testing? For the most part, I think we can assume most additives are faithfully believed to be safe by the maker. They aren't in business to harm people, by and large. I think of the Amish wanting to sell raw milk ....
> They aren’t in business to harm people, by and large. <
True that. But unfortunately, too many companies are willing to cut corners to increase their profit margins. That’s where the problem is.
A good example of this is Lumber Liquidators. They got caught importing cheap flooring from China, flooring that had too high a formaldehyde content. It was much more than what they officially listed. For sure Lumber Liquidators didn’t want to deliberately hurt their customers.
But they did gamble with their customers’ health, just to save a buck.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/lumber-liquidators-paying-33m-to-settle-us-fraud-charges