13 Ways Foodies Are Changing The Food IndustryHeather Callaghan Jeffrey Green For those who dig deeper, they may find that the FDA has long been controlled by factory food corporations who use the agency to protect their unsavory and unsanitary racket. Yet even with immense economic power and complete regulatory control, they must adapt to meet market demands or theyll perish where others will thrive. Thats the way free market regulation works. Customers are letting companies know that just because its legal to use an ingredient doesnt mean its okay to use it. It does not mean that they are obligated to use it. Although the natural food movement has exploded in recent years, its still just a small part of the overall market. Yet many more are beginning to question whats in their food thanks to the spreading of awareness. In most cases where change is occurring, its happened because a loud minority shed light on a specific product or company to force its hand. 1. Subway removes shoe rubber chemical from bread 2. Kraft cheese singles remove artificial preservative 3. Kraft agreed to take yellow dye out of some mac and cheese 4. Coca-Cola to revise levels of 4-MI chemical in U.S. sodas amid cancer concerns 6. Broad industry study: Natural extracts replacing chemicals and artificial sweeteners 7. Chick-fil-A shifts to antibiotic-free chicken 8. Chipotle commits to a non-GMO menu Chipotle also released a powerful video condemning factory farming: 9. Wall Street says Monsanto is at a crossroads, may back off GMOs 10. Whole Foods stores dropping GMOs, adding labeling 11. Despite FDA warnings about raw milk, demand continues to rise 12. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO flame retardant) dropped from sports drinks/sodas 13. Gardening innovators are changing the fresh food landscape Who says activism doesnt work? Natural food is a growing trend that will only get stronger. Good work fellow foodies! Heather Callaghan and Jeffrey Green are food freedom and natural health bloggers for selfnewsPost.com and NaturalBlaze.com. 