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Trehalose

Level 4 — Significant concerns

Trehalose is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→1)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside

What the research says

Linked to outbreaks of the superbug Clostridium difficile after being approved as safe in the US in 2000 — a textbook example of an additive cleared by regulators but later implicated in epidemiological harm. [ultra-processed-people] Linked to outbreaks of the superbug Clostridium difficile after being approved as safe in the US in 2000 — a textbook example of an additive cleared by regulators but later implicated in epidemiological harm.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 14: Additive anxiety: Trehalose, an additive sugar that was deemed safe in the US in 2000, has been linked to outbreaks of the superbug Clostridium difficile