Artificial food coloring makes kids hyper
Artificial food coloring makes kids hyper, say British scientists who wish to ban six different colorings. The European Council doesn't plan on issuing any such ban, however, despite the wishes of several powerful consumer and health groups.Researchers have concluded after the study of 300 kids that there's a link between the colorings, a certain preservative, and hyperactivity in children. The worrisome additives, found in sweets, cakes, and fizzy drinks are: tartrazine (E102), quinoline yellow (E104), sunset yellow (E110), ponceau (E124), allura red (E129), carmoisine (E122) and sodium benzoate (E211). While Britain's Food Standards Agency, a government watchdog group, has called for a voluntary ban on these colorings, an actual government policy may be a long way off.
Further study will be underway. Maybe more conclusive findings will lead to more action.
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4-25-2008 @ 11:12PM
marcie0305 said...
I read about this a few months ago and I do think it is concerning. I would love to see how these colorings translate to American food labels - what does it usually say? Something like FD&C red no. 5 or something like that.
My husband loves Red Velvet cake and I always taste a strong "chemical" taste when I eat it. I was recently strapped for time recently looking for a birthday cake for him and found a Red Velvet cake at...Kroger! And something about it seemed different - it was not so bright red. Upon inspection of the ingredient label, it said "beta carotene used for color" - hurrah! There are plenty of natural food sources we can use for coloring that are much safer :) And it was yummy, no strong chemical taste.
Not advocating cake except for special occasions though :) :)
~Marcie
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