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Nearly one in five US -packaged foods and drinks contain synthetic food colors, according to a newly surprising study of 40,000 food items.
The findings come in the midst of a push from the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To eliminate oil -based food coloring from the country’s food supply.
While regulatory agencies have generally considered the colors of artificial food safe, an increasing organ of research suggests that they may be related to hyperactivity, irritability and other possible health issues in children.
“Given the accumulation of evidence over the past 40 years showing health damage to synthetic colors, it is disappointing to see them ‘a research associate at the George Institute for Global Health.
The Dunford team praised the ingredients in products loved by children, sugar drinks, ready to eat foods, breakfast cereals and baked goods such as cakes, cookies and pastries.
About 28% of these articles contain synthetic colors compared to 11% of other types made, according to the findings published Wednesday in the Nutrition and Dietary Academy newspaper.
The researchers determined that sweets companies had more synthetic color products. Ferrero (60%) and Mars (52%) were named “the worst offenders”.
About 79% of sports drinks were found to have these colors, with researchers who point out that 51% of Pepsico’s energy drinks contain.
The post reached these companies for comment.
“Ferrero and its connected companies, including Ferrara Candy Company, are and will continue to be in accordance with local, state and federal laws and regulations, including those related to food additives.
Pepsico said in April that it was stimulating artificial colors.
Wonderful, the average sugar content of synthetically painted products was more than double that of colorless foods, the study also found.
â € œ High sugar levels in these glowing products suggest that companies are using synthetic colors to trade sweet legs and drinks, but both ingredients are associated with the poor health result in Carolina.
The study was denounced by the National Association of Confectures (NCA), which accused researchers of “major gaps in their analysis”.
“For example, this ratio measures the amount of colors in the food system, but ignores exposure to consumers,” said Christopher Gindlesperger, senior Vice President of the NCA Public Affairs and Community, for posting in a state.
“According to the Federal Government – National Nutrition and Nation Examination, people in the US enjoy chocolate and candy two to three times per week, on average only 40 calories and about a teaspoon of added category of sugar sugar.”
The Food and Drug Administration already announced plans in April to phase six colors – blue 1, blue 2, green 3, red 40, yellow 5 and yellow 6 – by the end of 2026.
Two other colors, red citrus no. 2 and orange B, are also in the fragmentation block.
RFK Jr. It also encouraged companies to speed their removal of no. 3 red, which is supposed to be out of meals until January 2027.
Some states have taken separate actions to regulate or stop some synthetic colors used in food.
As these rules come into force, Dunford recommends that parents and consumers control ingredient labels for synthetic colors and high levels of added sugar.
“If a product contains or, you are better not to buy it, especially for your children,” she said.
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