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Posted on Jun 9th 2008 11:00AM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Healthy Kids, Nutrition & Supplements
We dye our hair, dye our clothing, dye our paint to color our walls ... but do we really need to dye our food? No, says the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group. They want the FDA to ban eight food colorings that they believe pose a health risk to humans, particularly children. The dyes include Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3, Yellow 6.The FDA doesn't appear to be budging on their stance that food dyes have been proven safe. The group is asking the FDA to require a warning label on foods that contain these dyes in the interim.
Food dyes aren't required in whole foods, so they're usually used to make a food with little nutrition look more appealing or to make it bright and colorful so it will appeal to kids. To reduce your family's exposure to food dyes, stick to a diet of fruits, veggies, lean proteins, and whole grains, and avoid processed foods.
