The Colors We’re “Dyeing” For & the “Rainbow of Risks”…
Why are food dyes concerning? Studies have linked artificial food dyes to:
Hyperactivity, including ADHD.
Behavioral changes like irritability and depression.
Hives and asthma.
Tumor growth (three of the primary food dyes contain benzene, a known cancer-causing substance)
7 common artificial dyes and the health concerns they’re link to:
Red 40 (Allura Red):
hyperactivity + various
types of cancer
Red 3 (Erythrosine):
thyroid Tumors
chromosomal Damage
Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue):
kidney, brain, and bladder tumors along
chromosomal damage
hyperactivity
asthma
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine):
severe hypersensitivity and triggers hyperactivity disorders
behavior issues in children
types of cancer
chromosomal damage
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow):
found to cause adrenal tumors
triggers severe hyperactivity in children
Green 3 (Fast Green):
bladder tumors
tumors in testes
"UK ministers and the FSA recommended that UK manufacturers should remove six colour additives from their food by the end of 2009 " "The six colours are:
sunset yellow FF (E110)
quinoline yellow (E104)
carmoisine(E122)
allura red (E129)
tartrazine (E102)
ponceau 4R (E124)"
Kraft, Coca Cola and Walmart have already removed these artificial food colors and dyes from the products that they distribute in other countries. They've reformulated their product lines in other countries and no longer include these food dyes, and they did it in response to consumer demand and an extraordinary study called the Southampton Study.
References:
Holleve2 12020 September'28. Hollowc2. (2020. September 28). Is food coloring safe for kids? Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved July 19, 2022. from https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-food-coloring-safe-for-kids/
O'Brien, R. (2015, April 9). US food companies have removed food dyes in the UK-why not here? Robyn O'Brien. Retrieved July 19, 2022, from https://robynobrien.com/us-food-companies-have-removed-food-dyes-in-the-uk-why-not-here/
