Topic: Yellow 5

The FDA Won’t Ban It, But We Will: 8 Foods You Didn’t Know Contained Food Dye

The FDA Won't Ban It, But We Will: 8 Foods You Didn't Know Contained Food Dye

The dark side of artificial food coloring has been discussed since at least the 1970′s, with big concerns over a link between dyes and hyperactivity in kids, but only recently has the food and drug administration actually agreed to evaluate studies proving the link. While European countries have already started to ban the use of certain dyes, like blue #1, yellow #5 and 6, the FDA advisory committee ruled yesterday that there’s not enough evidence proving that they’re linked to ADHD, so they wont be banning artificial colors from foods just yet. More »