Is Carrageenan safe ?

Recently I have come across multiple sources warning about a very common food additive called carrageenan (a seaweed extract) used as a thickener in many organic and processed foods (video).  It appears that all forms of this additive may cause inflammation.  When researchers want to do research on inflammation, they use carrageenan to cause inflammation in their reseach animals so they can do their studies.  While the FDA is currently allowing this additive to be used, patients may want to consider avoiding it.  Fortunately there are now ways to make it simpler for consumers to avoid carrageenan in the products that they buy. In November 2016, carrageenan was also voted out of organic food by the National Organic Standards Board in the USA so American organic products should be safe soon.

So for the time being I would suggest that you read the ingredient list of foods (especially plant-based milks and other liquids) to see if they contain carrageenan or not.