Both Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have pledged not to sell products with
synthetic food colors.
Acting on research published in the Lancet, the European Parliament last year began requiring products containing
synthetic food colors to carry warning labels saying that «consumption may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.»
Synthetic food colors have been suspected of triggering behavioral problems in children since the 1970s, when pediatric allergist Ben Feingold began treating allergies by putting children on elimination diets, free of both synthetic food dyes and preservatives.
The demand for natural food additives is anticipated to rise at a telling degree as consumers become health conscious and aware about the harmful effects of
synthetic food colors.
In fact, with these peroxidase enzymes deactivated, natural anthocyanin extracts from sweet potato used for food coloring may be even more stable than
synthetic food colorings.
In fact, with these peroxidase enzymes deactivated, natural anthocyanin extracts from sweet potato used for food coloring may be even more stable than
synthetic food colorings.
Prenatal vitamins should also be without caffeine, licorice, and
synthetic food colorings and dyes.
Happy Family ® foods feature non-GMO ingredients, no trans - fats, no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial flavors,
no synthetic food coloring and all products are sold in packaging made without the use of BPA.
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synthetic food color additives.
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No processed
foods, no refined flours or sugars, no additives or unnatural
colors, no
synthetics.
ALDI Nord GmbH's Trader Joe's chain, The Kroger Co., and Whole Foods Market Inc. opted to shun selective
food additives such as
synthetic colors, preservatives, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and naturally occurring texturizers such as carrageenan (from seaweed) even though scientific literature reported that rigorous double - blind studies have not found evidence of these ingredients provoking true allergic reactions or health - or life - threatening reactions with prolonged use.
The beta - carotene produced in Golden Rice grains is identical to the beta - carotene in green leafy and many types of yellow -
colored vegetables and orange -
colored fruit, and identical to
synthetic beta - carotene found in many vitamin supplements and
food ingredients.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which filed the original petition to the FDA requesting a hearing, wants the agency to encourage companies to switch voluntarily to safer
colorings and to require warning notices on products that contain
synthetic food dyes.
An outright ban on
synthetic dyes is unlikely, though the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest just petitioned the FDA to outlaw caramel
colorings that use ammonium compounds, and in 2008 asked it to revoke approval for several
synthetic food dyes.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI, is asking the agency for a
synthetic food - dye ban and to place warnings on products until the
colors are removed.
Allura Red, a
synthetic food and pharmaceutical
color widely used within the U.S., boasts special properties that may make it and other
food dyes appropriate as sensors or edible probes to monitor
foods and pharmaceuticals.
«The natural
colors industry for
foods and beverages is gaining in value as U.S. and international companies move towards sustainable and affordable crop alternatives to
synthetic red
colors and red
colors derived from insects,» explained Stephen T. Talcott, Ph.D., who spoke at the session.
But those plants and others have quietly become sources of a new generation of natural
food colorings that are replacing traditional
synthetic colors and
colors derived from beetles.
Likewise, PSP anthocyanins have advantages over traditional
synthetic red
food colorings and the «carmine» reds extracted from cochineal insects.
As a result they load our
foods with high - fructose corn syrup (which may contribute to obesity), hydrogenated oil (which may contribute to heart disease), nitrates and other preservatives (which may contribute to cancer and stroke), and
synthetic colors, fat, and sweeteners.
No processed
foods, no refined flours or sugars, no additives or unnatural
colors, no
synthetics.
The diets of healthy, nonindustrialized peoples contain no refined or denatured
foods or ingredients, such as refined sugar or high fructose corn syrup; white flour; canned
foods; pasteurized, homogenized, skim or lowfat milk; refined or hydrogenated vegetable oils; protein powders;
synthetic vitamins; or toxic additives and artificial
colorings.
Certified organic
foods are produced without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, growth stimulators, hormones or antibiotics and they do not contain
synthetic colors or preservatives.
Color us worried: why
synthetic food dyes should be banned».
Most artificially
colored foods are
colored with
synthetic petroleum - based chemicals — called dyes — that do not occur in nature.
Natural dog
food means that the formula does not contain chemically
synthetic ingredients (such as artificial
colors, flavors, preservatives or additives) as regulated by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials).
Avoid feeding
foods that contain GMOs,
synthetic colors, additives, dyes and preservatives, as well as unnecessary pro-inflammatory carbohydrates.
Synthetic additives to correct for nutrient deficiencies, along with chemical preservatives, stabilizers and
coloring agents, make for a chemical mash that at best is an analog of real
food.
The FDA has considered the term «natural» to mean that nothing artificial or
synthetic (including all
color additives regardless of source) has been included in, or has been added to, a
food that would not normally be expected to be in that
food.
In short, the FDA does not object to the use of the term «natural» if the
food contains no added
color, artificial flavors, or
synthetic substances.
But here are a few things to keep in mind: organic dog
foods often use human - grade protein sources and generally have fewer fillers (corn and wheat and their by - products) and no
synthetic preservatives, pesticides,
food coloring, or other additives, thereby reducing the number of potential allergens in your Frenchie's diet.
Manufactured pet
foods can contain umectants like sugar / sucrose, corn syrup, sorbitol and molasses; antimicrobial preservatives like propionic, sorbic and phosphoric acids, sodium nitrite, sodium and calcium propionate and potassium sorbate; natural
coloring agents like iron oxide and caramel, and
synthetic coloring agents like coal - tar derived azo - dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, and Blue 2; emulsifying agents used as stabilizers and thickeners, such as seaweed, seed, and microbial gums, gums from trees, and chemically modified plant cellulose like citrus pectin, xanthan and guar gum, and carrageenan; flavor and palatability enhances include «natural» flavors, «animal digest», and even MSG (monosodium glutamate); natural fiber like beet pulp, and miscellaneous additives like polyphosphates that help retain natural moisture, condition and texture of manufactured pet
foods.
Additionally, processed pet
foods contain so many often low - quality ingredients along with flavors,
colors and other
synthetic ingredients that it can be quite hard to tell which ingredient (s) may be contributing to your dog or cat's Inflammatory Bowel issues.
Artificial
Colors, Flavors or Preservatives: «Natural» cat foods should not have synthetic fillers, artificial colors or flavors or man - made preserva
Colors, Flavors or Preservatives: «Natural» cat
foods should not have
synthetic fillers, artificial
colors or flavors or man - made preserva
colors or flavors or man - made preservatives.
In addition, the
food is manufactured with organic raw materials and never involve the slightest tinge of the
synthetic flavors,
colors, and additives.
Additionally, processed pet
foods contain so many often low - quality ingredients along with flavors,
colors and other
synthetic ingredients that it can be quite hard to tell which ingredient (s) may be contributing to your dog or cat's diarrhea.
In a radical move away from
synthetic dyes, the Clean
Color line features soft earth tones made from
food waste, silkworm excrement, and dried beetles.