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Article History

Received: 19 November 2018

Accepted: 8 May 2019

First Online: 3 June 2019

Change Date: 6 November 2019

Change Type: Correction

Change Details: Since the publication of this article [1], the journal and the authors have received further context about the position of ILSI on the issue with the ILSI Mexico branch.

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: SS and LS have no competing interests to declare. MM is a member of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, which is mentioned in the paper as one of a number of organisations that have received corporate funding. DS is funded by a European Research Council Grant: 313590-HRES and the Wellcome Trust. GR is co-director of U.S. Right to Know, a non-profit public interest, consumer and public health organization. Since its founding in 2014, USRTK has received the following contributions from major donors (gifts of $5,000 or more): Organic Consumers Association $587,500; Laura and John Arnold Foundation: $382,600; Dr. Bronner’s Family Foundation: $300,000; CrossFit Foundation: $50,000; Westreich Foundation: $40,000; Panta Rhea Foundation: $20,000; Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (Little Acorn Fund – M): $15,000.

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