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Reminiscent of an old “Saturday Night Live” sketch in which a product is described as being both a dessert topping and a floor wax, Procter & Gamble reportedly has contacted the FDA and other federal regulators about using an ingredient in its olestra fat substitute in such situations as helping to clean up industrial pollutants during an environmental crisis.
“We have been exploring the use of those fatty acids in commercial applications,” said Greg Allgood, associate director of P&G’s Nutrition Science Institute.
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