You can report adverse
reactions to food dyes to www.cspi.net/fooddyes.
Reactions to food dyes are very rare, though, occurring in less than 1 percent of children and less than 1 in 500 adults.
Not exact matches
Here's the kicker, a number of these
dyes have been banned in countries around the world because of their link
to cancer, tumors, allergic
reactions and hyperactivity in children, yet they are still used in
foods in the good ol' U.S.A.
Our own experience is that the IgG testing was valuable, and helped us
to steer clear of any product with certain
food dyes that caused
reactions in our daughter.
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....
And since
food dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue Lake, etc) and artificial flavors / preservatives are almost ALWAYS found in sugar - y treats and junk
food (not
to mention BIRTHDAY CAKE FROSTING), it can be easy
to mistake for a
reaction to sugar.
And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as
to whether commonly used
food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Eur
food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic
reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the
Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Eur
Food and Drug Administration
to ban the use of these
dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of
dyes throughout Europe.
Studies in experimental animals have linked high doses of
food dyes to health problems, among them organ damage, cancer, birth defects, and allergic
reactions.
Dyes: Unnecessary additions to dog food or treats, dyes have been linked to skin allergies and reactions in many dogs and c
Dyes: Unnecessary additions
to dog
food or treats,
dyes have been linked to skin allergies and reactions in many dogs and c
dyes have been linked
to skin allergies and
reactions in many dogs and cats.