But instead of relying
on artificial food dye, she used a pinch of saffron to give these ducks their perfect tint, and some pomegranate juice to color their pink bunny companions:
But did you know the science
on artificial food dyes is so thorough and damning that they are banned in two European countries, require warning labels throughout the European Union (and are hence little used), and that Wal - Mart, Coca Cola, and Kraft in Britain don't use them?
Not exact matches
Too often I see these disgusting commercials
on TV promoting garbage «
food» to children, usually full of
artificial dyes, high fructose corn syrup and in general contains nothing even an...
Spurred
on by a successful revolt against
artificial food dyes in the United Kingdom, a prominent U.S.
food safety advocacy group Tuesday called
on federal regulators to ban several colorings, claiming they're linked to hyperactivity in children.
The panel voted against recommending warning labels
on foods with
artificial dyes and called for more research.
For a longer stay, I'd pass, for reasons like: a.) we've come too far to regress and send the taste - buds back to industrialized hell for 3 squares a day for a length of time b.) my asthmatic child legitimately has an adverse reaction to
artificial dyes and processed
foods c.) if a camp cuts corners these days when it comes to
food when fresh produce & clean drinking water is so widely available, it would make me wonder what else are they cutting corners
on d.) I'd feel like a hypocrite for teaching them healthy eating habits, only to send them away for... say 3 weeks or a month....
My mind began to change a few months ago though after glancing at the ingredient list
on a jar of night cream I'd purchased from a well known department store beauty brand and seeing not one but two
artificial food dyes on the list, plus over a dozen of unrecognizable ingredients.
And for some encouraging news about the growing use of natural versus
artificial food dyes worldwide, please take a look at TLT friend Robyn O'Brien's latest column
on that topic.
It also comes
on the heels of a similar recent announcement by Nestlé that it will remove all
artificial food dyes from its chocolate products by the end of 2015.
And above all, I can not for the life of me figure out why our dogs can have
food without added soy products, preservatives, and
artificial food coloring, but I can't take my youngest child to our trendy neighborhood cupcake shop because there's not a flavor there without
food dyes (never mind what's
on offer at the groceries and convenience stores along the same street).
Cheetos may look like fun to munch
on, but the
artificial food dye Yellow 6, is created from petroleum.
On the basis of current evidence, some
artificial food dyes have been banned, while others remain in use despite suggestions that they too might be harmful.
We're inundated with about 80,000 chemicals, and chief among them are often the
artificial substances, fillers,
food dyes, processed
foods, and sweeteners you eat
on a daily basis that are causing a toxic buildup in your body.
Though in 2011 the US FDA (
Food and Drug Administration) voted against putting warning labels
on foods containing synthetic
dyes in the US, some American stores such as Whole
Foods do not sell products containing
artificial dyes.
Meanwhile, fillers, corn, soy and wheat, as well as
artificial ingredients,
dyes and so
on, rank high
on the list of things not desired in pet
food, Armistead adds.