Original sentence: " This quote was printed by The Atlantic in its review of the book, used as a pull quote and used without its context in the following passage:.Certainly reducing all synthetic, artificial chemicals is best, but it is difficult to avoid each and every one of them in all amounts.Extremely low levels of compounds that mimic hormones work in the body like hormones.Hari responded stating that the quote was taken out of its context of hormone-mimicking chemicals and growth stimulants, which can cause problems even in very small amounts:.Her stance on food additives is an absolute one: "There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.In The Food Babe Way, Hari states, in the context of a discussion of  sympathomimetic drugs and  growth hormones, "There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.My critics took it out of context (after The Atlantic decided to highlight the quote as a side bar).My point was in the context of hormone mimicking chemicals and growth stimulants.My statement that “There is no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest ever” was taken from my book on page 40 from the section regarding ractopamine and growth hormones.That is why I don’t believe there is any acceptable level of these chemicals to ingest, ever.The statement became widely quoted in the press and with public organisations promoting science, such as the McGill University Office for Science & Society and the American Council on Science and Health
Edited sentence: Hari responded stating that the quote was taken out of its context of hormone-mimicking chemicals and growth stimulants, which can cause problems even in very small amounts.In The Food Babe Way, Hari states:.The statement became widely controversial in the press and with public organisations promoting science, such as the McGill University Office for Science & Society and the American Council on Science and Health.This quote was noted by The Atlantic in its review of the book, used as a pull quote and criticised at length