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		xiande04 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adding iodine to salt played a role in cognitive i... Even without iodized salt, Japan is one of the highest consumers of iodine worldwide. [1] But I agree. Even though iodized salt is pointless in Japan, so is the law banning it (assuming OP is correct, and it is in fact banned). [1]: https://anaturalhealingcenter.com/documents/Thorne/articles/...

numpad0 10 months ago [–]

IIUC it's not specifically banned by name in a law, more like not on the whitelist for food additives. Industrialized foodstuffs manufacturing in late 20th century Japan was wild, and additives are managed on approvals basis than bans as the result.

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