From today's telegraph: The additives which could be banned

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The additives which the Food Standards Agency wants removed from

British foods

Last Updated: 6:05PM GMT 13 Nov 2008

E102

TARTRAZINE

WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye mixed with blue dyes to create green

FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, ice cream, fish fingers

EFFECTS Linked to allergic reactions, anxiety, migraine, blurred

vision. Said to cause hyperactivity in children when mixed with

benzoic acid

BANNED Norway and Austria

E104

QUINOLINE YELLOW

WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye derived from coal tar. Also used in

cosmetics and as pigment for tattoos

FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks

EFFECTS Can lead to children's tantrums and hyperactivity

BANNED Norway, US, Japan and Australia

E211

SODIUM BENZOATE

WHAT IS IT? Preservative made from benzoic acid and sodium

bicarbonate; occurs naturally in fruits

FOUND IN Soft drinks, salad dressings, table sauces

EFFECTS Fears that it can form benzene, a carcinogen, when it reacts

with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in soft drinks

NOT BANNED

E129

ALLURA RED

WHAT IS IT? Coal-tar-derived dye, often mixed with yellow dyes for

orange shades

FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, condiments

EFFECTS Linked to adverse reactions in those allergic to aspirin and

hyperactivity in children

BANNED Norway and Austria

E110

SUNSET YELLOW

WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, cheap jam

EFFECTS Blamed for triggering stomach upsets and skin irritations.

Has also been linked to hyperactivity in children

BANNED Norway, Sweden and Finland

E122

CARMOISINE

WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, ices

EFFECTS People allergic to aspirin are said to suffer rashes and

water retention. Believed to cause hyperactivity and ADHD in children

BANNED Norway Sweden, US and Japan

E124

PONCEAU 4R

WHAT IS IT? Derived from coal tar

FOUND IN Sweets, tinned fruits, jellies, desserts, cough medicines

EFFECTS Asthmatics and people allergic to aspirin may suffer adverse

effects. Believed to cause hyperactivity in children

BANNED Norway, US

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P.S. Regarding the tatrazine (yellow dye) , that was well-known already

5 years ago.

mcollins2001uk schrieb:

>

>

> The additives which the Food Standards Agency wants removed from

> British foods

>

> Last Updated: 6:05PM GMT 13 Nov 2008

>

> E102

>

> TARTRAZINE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye mixed with blue dyes to create green

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, ice cream, fish fingers

>

> EFFECTS Linked to allergic reactions, anxiety, migraine, blurred

> vision. Said to cause hyperactivity in children when mixed with

> benzoic acid

>

> BANNED Norway and Austria

>

> E104

>

> QUINOLINE YELLOW

>

> WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye derived from coal tar. Also used in

> cosmetics and as pigment for tattoos

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks

>

> EFFECTS Can lead to children's tantrums and hyperactivity

>

> BANNED Norway, US, Japan and Australia

>

> E211

>

> SODIUM BENZOATE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Preservative made from benzoic acid and sodium

> bicarbonate; occurs naturally in fruits

>

> FOUND IN Soft drinks, salad dressings, table sauces

>

> EFFECTS Fears that it can form benzene, a carcinogen, when it reacts

> with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in soft drinks

>

> NOT BANNED

>

> E129

>

> ALLURA RED

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal-tar-derived dye, often mixed with yellow dyes for

> orange shades

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, condiments

>

> EFFECTS Linked to adverse reactions in those allergic to aspirin and

> hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway and Austria

>

> E110

>

> SUNSET YELLOW

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, cheap jam

>

> EFFECTS Blamed for triggering stomach upsets and skin irritations.

> Has also been linked to hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway, Sweden and Finland

>

> E122

>

> CARMOISINE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, ices

>

> EFFECTS People allergic to aspirin are said to suffer rashes and

> water retention. Believed to cause hyperactivity and ADHD in children

>

> BANNED Norway Sweden, US and Japan

>

> E124

>

> PONCEAU 4R

>

> WHAT IS IT? Derived from coal tar

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, tinned fruits, jellies, desserts, cough medicines

>

> EFFECTS Asthmatics and people allergic to aspirin may suffer adverse

> effects. Believed to cause hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway, US

>

>

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[Guest guest]

P.S. Regarding the tatrazine (yellow dye) , that was well-known already

5 years ago.

mcollins2001uk schrieb:

>

>

> The additives which the Food Standards Agency wants removed from

> British foods

>

> Last Updated: 6:05PM GMT 13 Nov 2008

>

> E102

>

> TARTRAZINE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye mixed with blue dyes to create green

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, ice cream, fish fingers

>

> EFFECTS Linked to allergic reactions, anxiety, migraine, blurred

> vision. Said to cause hyperactivity in children when mixed with

> benzoic acid

>

> BANNED Norway and Austria

>

> E104

>

> QUINOLINE YELLOW

>

> WHAT IS IT? Synthetic dye derived from coal tar. Also used in

> cosmetics and as pigment for tattoos

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks

>

> EFFECTS Can lead to children's tantrums and hyperactivity

>

> BANNED Norway, US, Japan and Australia

>

> E211

>

> SODIUM BENZOATE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Preservative made from benzoic acid and sodium

> bicarbonate; occurs naturally in fruits

>

> FOUND IN Soft drinks, salad dressings, table sauces

>

> EFFECTS Fears that it can form benzene, a carcinogen, when it reacts

> with ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in soft drinks

>

> NOT BANNED

>

> E129

>

> ALLURA RED

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal-tar-derived dye, often mixed with yellow dyes for

> orange shades

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, soft drinks, condiments

>

> EFFECTS Linked to adverse reactions in those allergic to aspirin and

> hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway and Austria

>

> E110

>

> SUNSET YELLOW

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, cheap jam

>

> EFFECTS Blamed for triggering stomach upsets and skin irritations.

> Has also been linked to hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway, Sweden and Finland

>

> E122

>

> CARMOISINE

>

> WHAT IS IT? Coal tar dye

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, yoghurts, ices

>

> EFFECTS People allergic to aspirin are said to suffer rashes and

> water retention. Believed to cause hyperactivity and ADHD in children

>

> BANNED Norway Sweden, US and Japan

>

> E124

>

> PONCEAU 4R

>

> WHAT IS IT? Derived from coal tar

>

> FOUND IN Sweets, tinned fruits, jellies, desserts, cough medicines

>

> EFFECTS Asthmatics and people allergic to aspirin may suffer adverse

> effects. Believed to cause hyperactivity in children

>

> BANNED Norway, US

>

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> No virus found in this incoming message.

> Checked by AVG.

> Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.2/1784 - Release Date: 12/11/2008

19:01

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