I have learned in these past years that I cannot trust anything from "experts", "authorities", or "officials."
It appears no one is able to tell the truth anymore due to fealty to their employers, their manager, their boss, the government, whoever.
Get your food as close to its natural state as possible. Basic cooking isn't hard. Learn how to do it.
And stop eating fast food, processed crap from the store, and soda.
I do that too. I have this app, Yuka, what’s in your food. It’s handy, not fool proof.