This article delves into the debate surrounding certain food additives, highlighting the risks and regulations associated with red dye No. 3, BVO, and titanium dioxide. It explores their potential health effects, regulatory stances in Canada and the US, and offers tips for consumers to minimize their exposure to these additives.
Unless you grow your own food and eat only unprocessed foods, it’s impossible to avoid food additives.
While most food additives are safe, others are controversial because questions about their safety in humans have been difficult to answer.from being added to foods and oral medications.Here’s what you need to know about red dye No.3 and other questionable food additives, plus tips to help you avoid them.Also known as erythrosine, red dye No.
Unless new data shows that red dye No. 3 poses a human health risk, Health Canada has no plans to ban it. Unlike the U.S., Health Canada limits how much of the dye can be added to food. These announcements came after a well-controlled study, published in 2022 by the FDA and the National Institutes of Health, showed rats fed BVO experienced harmful thyroid gland effects with lower BVO doses than were used in earlier studies.
The EU’s decision to prohibit the colourant was based on evidence from lab studies which showed that exposure to titanium dioxide damaged DNA, the genetic material in cells. While it’s unclear what this means for human consumption, it was concluded the additive could no longer be considered safe. As of December, 2021, individual colour additives – natural or synthetic – must be listed by their proper name on Canadian food labels
FOOD ADDITIVES RED DYE NO.3 BVO TITANIUM DIOXIDE HEALTH RISKS REGULATIONS
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