is food coloring bad for you?

Question

regarding health

Answer 1

"Although regulatory authorities like the FDA in the United States have banned many products from use in food due to safety concerns, debate still rages over the safety of those artificial colorings that are still permitted. In the USA, for example, only the following seven artificial colorings are permitted in food:

* FD&C Blue No.1 - Brilliant Blue FCF (Blue shade)
* FD&C Blue No.2 - Indigotine (Dark Blue shade)
* FD&C Green No.3 - Fast Green FCF (Bluish green shade)
* FD&C Red No.40 - Allura Red AC (Red shade)
* FD&C Red No.3 - Erythrosine (Pink shade)
* FD&C Yellow No.5 - Tartrazine (Yellow shade)
* FD&C Yellow No.6 - Sunset Yellow FCF (Orange shade)

Tartrazine is a coal-tar derivative, and causes hives in less than 0.01% of those exposed to it. 2% to 20% of asthmatics are sensitive to aspirin, and of these, less than 2.4% are also sensitive to tartrazine. Erythrosine is linked to thyroid tumors in rats. Some artificial food colorings are suspected to cause reactions ranging from hyperactivity to depression to asthma-like symptoms in sensitive individuals. Norway has banned all products containing coal tar and coal tar derivatives. As such, many FD&C approved colorings have been banned."

Answer 2

anything that is artificially added to something is bad for you...Is it really necessary to have bright red and blue foods?...In Europe a lot of food colouring is banned. We need to get used to keeping things simple and natural.

Answer 3

No