Is M&M colouring safe to consume? The colors are so brilliant looks scary but tasty.?

Answer 1

I dont think they would be on the market if they werent safe.

Answer 2

Actually, if you have aversions or allergies to ANY food colorings, M&Ms would not be safe for you to eat. I know it sounds weird, but I have a cousin allergic to most red food dyes used in the US and she can't eat the red M&Ms.

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]. Two to twenty percent of asthmatics are sensitive to aspirin, and of these, less than 2.4% are also sensitive to tartrazine.[citation needed] Erythrosine is linked to thyroid tumors in rats.[3] Some artificial food colorings are suspected to cause reactions ranging from hyperactivity to depression to asthma-like symptoms in sensitive individuals.[citation needed]

Norway has banned all products containing coal tar and coal tar derivatives. As such, many FD&C approved colorings have been banned.

An interesting side effect of FD&C Blue No.1 causes human feces to turn green. This is due to the fact that the coloring reacts with bile found in the intestine. The effect is considered harmless, and no ill effects have been reported thus far.

Answer 3

Boy- it had sure BETTER be...- after the 100's of THOUSANDS of M & M's I've put away in my lifetime of 50 odd years!!! :) But then, the mere fact that I'm still HERE after eating all those colorfull chocolate morsels- suggests that they're probably pretty safe...(and even WORTH a month or two of my life- if they aren't). Small as they may be, M&Ms are one of the little things that make life worth living. :)

Answer 4

Answer # 1, So if I like meth, its safe????

I don't think the company would give you something harmful that you could sue them for.

Answer 5

well i've never heard of anyone getting sick from M&M coloring. i'm pretty sure if it was really bad people would know about it.

Answer 6

uh ya. have you never ate an MM before? I just ate a bag a while ago!

Answer 7

billions of people eat them and i havent heard of any deaths yet but definetly stay away from the brown ones.....bwahhhh

Answer 8

Yep, their edible 100%.

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Answer 9

of course it's safe. it's packaged food. it's just food color. doesn't matter what the color is

Answer 10

M&M's are deffinately safe to consume.

Don't worry about it.