Many parents are worried about the possible effects
of certain food additives on their children, and they're often surprised to learn that the FDA does not test and approve each of the literally thousands of additives in our food supply.
Reading up
on certain food additives to watch out for, when scouring labels at the grocery store for bad ingredients is a good idea.
Examples include: fermented foods like cheese and yogurt, overripe vegetables, certain fruits, fish, shellfish, and
certain food additives like sulfites.
Reading up
on certain food additives to watch out for, when scouring labels at the grocery store for dangerous ingredients is a good idea.
A pediatrician and allergist, Feingold suggested that
certain food additives, including artificial dyes, contributed to hyperactivity and symptoms of ADD or ADHD in children.
Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, Food Additives Series 54: Safety Evaluation of
Certain Food Additives (Geneva: World Health Organization, 2004) ↑
Barring specific food allergies (which lately everyone seems to have an undiagnosed case of Celiac disease) or an irrational fear of
certain food additives (like monosodium glutamate), there is little basis to label a food as being universally «dirty» or unhealthy.